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麦 - mài

wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of KangXi radical number 199

wheat, barley, oats; simplified form of KangXi radical number 199

How to read 麦

Click 麦 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinmài
Englishwheat, barley, oats; simplified form of KangXi radical number 199
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

麦克 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 麦冬. Please read 麦加 one more time.

Common words with this character

Mike; Michael; Mac-; Mc-
dwarf lilyturf , whose tuber is used in TCM
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Michael

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 麦 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 麦克 and 麦冬 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 麦.