燕麦 (yànmài): oats

Meanings

Wǒ zǎocān xǐhuan chī yànmàizhōu.

I like to eat oatmeal for breakfast.

Yànmài duì shēntǐ hěn yǒu hǎochù.

Oats are very good for your health.

memory

燕 (swallow, the bird) + 麦 (wheat) — oats look like wheat that a swallow might eat.

燕 yàn

麦 mài