糙米

cāomǐ

noun #47,837

Measure Word

一斤糙米 jīn

Meanings

1 brown rice
2 unpolished rice

Characters

Examples

为了健康，她改吃糙米饭。

Wèile jiànkāng, tā gǎi chī cāomǐ fàn.

For health reasons, she switched to eating brown rice.

糙米比白米更有营养。

Cāomǐ bǐ bái mǐ gèng yǒu yíngyǎng.

Brown rice is more nutritious than white rice.

Tips

memory

糙 means 'rough; coarse' — 糙米 is literally 'rough rice', i.e. rice with the bran layer left on. Contrast 精米 (jīngmǐ) 'polished rice'.

Stroke Order

糙 cāo

米 mǐ