粟
millet; (metonym) grain
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,055 U+7C9F
How 粟 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A millet plant 米 bearing grain 覀
Characters built with 粟 as their sound component
These characters all use 粟 (sù) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粟 sound component | sù | oats, millet, barley |
| 僳 | sù | The Lisu tribe |
Words containing 粟
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沧海一粟 | cāng hǎi yī sù | (lit.) one grain floating on the ocean (idiom); (fig.) a drop in the ocean |
| 粟子 | sù zi | (dialect) millet |
| 起粟 | qǐ sù | to get goose bumps |
| 包粟 | bāo sù | (dialect) corn; maize |
| 粟米 | sù mǐ | corn; maize (dialect) |
| 脱粟 | tuō sù | grain kernel (after threshing and winnowing) |
| 粟裕 | Sù Yù | Su Yu (1907-1984), PLA commander |
| 布帛菽粟 | bù bó shū sù | (lit.) cloth, silk, beans and grain (idiom); (fig.) food and clothing; daily necessities |
| 苞粟 | bāo sù | variant of 包粟[bao1 su4] |
| 罂粟 | yīng sù | poppy |