玉米
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
玉米 (yùmǐ) · corn
玉米 (yùmǐ) means “corn; maize”. It is written with 2 characters: 玉 (jade) + 米 (rice). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 玉米 is built
The characters
玉 yù · jade
What 玉 is made of
- 王wáng — king or monarch
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A necklace 丨 adorned with three pieces of jade (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
米 mǐ · rice
What 米 is made of
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Grains of rice (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我喜欢吃玉米。Wǒ xǐhuan chī yùmǐ.I like eating corn.
这些玉米是你种的吗？Zhèxiē yùmǐ shì nǐ zhòng de ma?Did you grow this corn?
Questions about 玉米
What does 玉米 mean?
玉米 (yùmǐ) means “corn; maize”.
How do you pronounce 玉米?
玉米 is pronounced yùmǐ.
Which HSK level is 玉米?
玉米 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 玉米 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 5: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.