糜
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Translingual
Han character
糜 (Kangxi radical 119, 米+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 戈金火木 (ICFD) or 戈木火木 (IDFD), four-corner 00294, composition ⿸麻米)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 912, character 21
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27097
- Dae Jaweon: page 1339, character 15
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3159, character 5
- Unihan data for U+7CDC
Chinese
| trad. | 糜 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 糜 | |
| alternative forms | 𪎖 𪎗 | |
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mral) : phonetic 麻 (OC *mraːl) + semantic 米 (“rice”).
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
糜
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 爛 (“rotten; decayed”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 爛 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 爛 |
| Singapore | 爛 | |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 爛 |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 爛 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 爛 | |
| Jieyang | 糜 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 糜 | |
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
糜
- (literary or Hakka, Southern Min, dialectal Eastern Min, Shehua) congee
- (Fuzhou Eastern Min) thick congee (with less water than 粥)
- (Hainanese) cooked rice (general term, including congee)
- (Hainanese, Leizhou Min) meal
- congee-like substance; viscous substance; paste
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 粥 (“congee”)
Dialectal synonyms of 米飯 (“cooked rice”)
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
糜
- proso millet (especially non-sticky varieties)
- Synonym: 黍 (shǔ)
- type of millet that is not sticky See also: 穄子
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
糜
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
糜 • (mi) (hangeul 미, revised mi, McCune–Reischauer mi, Yale mi)
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Vietnamese
Han character
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