稻米 (dàomǐ): rice (the grain)

Meanings

1 rice (the grain)
2 paddy rice

Characters

稻

Examples

中国南方主要种植稻米。

Zhōngguó nánfāng zhǔyào zhòngzhí dàomǐ.

Southern China mainly grows rice.

今年的稻米产量创了新高。

Jīnnián de dàomǐ chǎnliàng chuàng le xīn gāo.

This year's rice yield hit a new high.

Tips

usage

稻 is rice as a crop (still in the paddy); 米 is hulled rice grain; 饭 is cooked rice. 稻米 emphasizes the grain as agricultural output — in cooking contexts people say 大米 (dàmǐ) instead.

Stroke Order

稻 dào

米 mǐ

Related Words

稻谷 dàogǔ #47,599

unhusked rice / paddy rice (rice still in its husk)

大米 dàmǐ HSK 6 #11,635

rice (husked, uncooked) / rice grain

稻香 dàoxiāng

Dàoxiāng ('Rice Fragrance', 2008 Jay Chou song) / fragrance of rice / ripening paddy

稻田 dàotián #25,840

paddy field / rice paddy

米茶 mǐchá

roasted rice tea / rice tea (summer drink made from toasted rice)

米面 mǐmiàn

rice and flour (i.e., staple grains) / rice flour / rice-flour noodles

米糖 mǐtáng

rice malt candy / rice sugar (traditional sweetener made from glutinous rice)

糯米团 nuòmǐtuán

Shanghai-style savory sticky-rice ball (wrapped around 油条 and fillings) / glutinous rice ball / rice dumpling

水稻 shuǐdào HSK 7 #51,800

rice; paddy rice

稻花香里说丰年 dàohuāxiānglǐshuōfēngnián

amid the fragrance of rice blossoms, they speak of a bumper harvest / a scene of rural prosperity and peace / (lit.) in the rice-flower scent, talking of a good year