麦穗

麥穗

màisuì

noun #55,880

Meanings

1 ear of wheat
2 head of wheat

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

六月，麦穗都黄了，农民开始忙着收麦子。

Liùyuè, màisuì dōu huáng le, nóngmín kāishǐ máng zhe shōu màizi.

In June the ears of wheat turn yellow and the farmers get busy with the harvest.

HSK 7-9

孩子们在收割后的田里捡麦穗。

Háizimen zài shōugē hòu de tián lǐ jiǎn màisuì.

The children picked up ears of wheat in the harvested field.

Tips

culture

Ears of grain stand for the harvest and the farming people: a ring of 麦穗 and 稻穗 (rice ears) frames the national emblem of the People's Republic. Millet's painting The Gleaners, women picking up fallen ears after the harvest, is known in Chinese as 《拾穗者》.

Stroke Order

麦 mài

穗 suì