Usage of the character 粟
sù
粟
[粟]
- millet
- (metonym) grain
Sù
粟
[粟]
- surname Su
sùzi
粟子
[粟子]
- (dialect) millet
sùmǐ
粟米
[粟米]
- corn
- maize (dialect)
Sù Yù
粟裕
[粟裕]
- Su Yu (1907-1984), PLA commander
tuōsù
脱粟
[脫粟]
- grain kernel (after threshing and winnowing)
bāosù
苞粟
[苞粟]
- variant of 包粟 (bāosù)
bāosù
包粟
[包粟]
- (dialect) corn; maize
yīngsù
罂粟
[罌粟]
- poppy
qǐsù
起粟
[起粟]
- to get goose bumps
cānghǎiyīsù
沧海一粟
[滄海一粟]
- lit. one grain floating on the ocean (idiom)
- fig. a drop in the ocean
bùbóshūsù
布帛菽粟
[布帛菽粟]
- lit. cloth, silk, beans and grain (idiom)
- fig. food and clothing; daily necessities