鸡米花

雞米花

jīmǐhuā

noun

Measure Word

一份鸡米花 fèn

Meanings

1 popcorn chicken
2 chicken nuggets (small bite-sized fried chicken pieces)

Characters

Examples

我点了一份鸡米花和一杯可乐。

Wǒ diǎn le yī fèn jīmǐhuā hé yī bēi kělè.

I ordered a portion of popcorn chicken and a Coke.

孩子们最喜欢吃鸡米花了。

Háizi men zuì xǐhuān chī jīmǐhuā le.

Kids love eating popcorn chicken the most.

Tips

culture

Popularized by KFC China, where 鸡米花 is a long-running menu staple. The name literally means 'chicken-rice-flowers', evoking small kernel-like nuggets.

memory

Picture tiny rice-grain (米) shaped chicken (鸡) bursting like flowers (花) when fried — that's exactly what 鸡米花 looks like.

Stroke Order

鸡 jī

米 mǐ

花 huā