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糜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
糜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
糜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
糜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
糜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
糜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

糜 Stroke Order — How to Write 糜

Stroke Order

糜 is written in 17 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 米, 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.

糜 Radical and Character Components

Components:麻米

糜 is a phono-semantic compound: 米 (rice) carries the meaning, while 麻 indicates the sound.

Radical: 米 + 11 more strokes

糜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • mí
  • méi

Meanings of 糜 in Chinese

1

mí糜

"Mí" refers to thick porridge or gruel, often specifying minced meat (e.g., in "肉糜"). It can also describe a state of confusion or chaos (as in "糜沸", meaning turmoil or unrest).
市场上传言四起，人心糜沸
Rumors are spreading rapidly in the market, causing widespread unrest.
Rotten, shattered, destroyed; to sacrifice (oneself).
为了保护家人，他宁愿糜躯
To protect his family, he would rather sacrifice himself.
To waste; squander (as in 糜费 mí fèi 'waste money or resources').
他从不糜费食物。
He never wastes food.
2

méi糜

A type of non-glutinous millet, specifically proso millet (糜子), its grains, or its flour (糜子面).
妈妈喜欢用糜子面蒸馒头吃。
Mom likes to steam buns using proso millet flour.

Common Words and Phrases with 糜

1
mí糜fèi费
waste; squander; extravagant expenditure
他们把大笔金钱糜费在不必要的奢侈品上。
They squandered a large sum of money on unnecessary luxuries.
2
mí糜làn烂
Erosion (medically, referring to a shallow lesion on skin or mucous membrane); also describes something rotten, corrupt, or decadent.
这场大雨导致农作物根部糜烂。
The heavy rain caused the roots of the crops to rot.
3
méi糜zǐ子
Broom corn millet.
在北方农村，糜子是重要的粮食作物之一，常被用来煮粥或磨面。
In northern rural areas, proso millet is one of the important food crops, often used to cook porridge or ground into flour.

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Idioms with 糜

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Questions about 糜

What does 糜 mean in Chinese?

糜 (mí) means “Rotten, shattered, destroyed” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 糜?

糜 has 2 pronunciations: mí, méi.

How many strokes does 糜 have?

糜 has 17 strokes.

How do you write 糜?

糜 is written in 17 strokes, starting from the radical 米. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 糜?

The radical of 糜 is 米, and 糜 is a phono-semantic compound.