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黍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
黍 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

黍 Stroke Order — How to Write 黍

Stroke Order

黍 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 黍, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

黍 Radical and Character Components

Components:禾人氺

黍 is an ideographic compound. Grain 禾 that can be fermented to make wine 氺.

Radical: 黍 + 0 more strokes

黍 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • shǔ

Meanings of 黍 in Chinese

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shǔ黍

An annual herb (broomcorn millet or common millet) whose light yellow seeds, when dehulled, are called huangmi (glutinous millet), which is slightly larger than foxtail millet and becomes sticky when cooked.
奶奶用新收的黍子做了香甜的黄米饭。
Grandma made sweet glutinous millet rice with the freshly harvested broomcorn millet.

Common Words and Phrases with 黍

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shǔ黍zǐ子
Broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum), an annual plant cultivated as a food crop for its edible, pale yellow seeds, which become sticky when cooked.
在贫瘠的土地上，黍子仍然能够茁壮成长，为人们提供食物。
In barren land, proso millet can still thrive, providing food for people.

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Questions about 黍

What does 黍 mean in Chinese?

黍 (shǔ) means “An annual herb (broomcorn millet or common millet) whose light yellow seeds, when dehulled, are called huangmi (glutinous millet), which is slightly larger than foxtail millet and becomes sticky when cooked” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 黍?

黍 is pronounced shǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 黍 have?

黍 has 12 strokes.

How do you write 黍?

黍 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 黍. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 黍?

The radical of 黍 is 黍, and 黍 is an ideographic compound.