黑米

hēimǐ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 black rice
  2. 2 purple rice

Examples

HSK 4
Tā zài chāoshì mǎi le yī dài hēimǐ.
She bought a bag of black rice at the supermarket.
HSK 6
Hēimǐ zhǔ zhōu bǐ báimǐ gèng yǒu yíngyǎng.
Black rice porridge is more nutritious than white rice.

Tips

culture
Often called 'forbidden rice' (贡米) in old texts because it was reserved as tribute to the emperor. Cooking turns it deep purple. Common in northern porridges and the Cantonese dessert 黑米露.

Stroke Order

hēi