米饭 (mǐ fàn)

Character breakdown

• 米 (Mǐ) · 6 strokes

  Pictograph of grains of rice.

• 饭 (fàn) · 7 strokes

  Simplified form of 飯. Phonosemantic compound. 饣 represents the meaning and 反 represents the sound.

Example sentences

1. 你们要米饭吗？ — Do you want some rice?
2. 你们有没有米饭？ — Do you have rice?
3. 中餐常有米饭或面条。 — There's often rice or pasta for lunch.
4. 我在吃米饭。 — I am eating rice.
5. 他们吃很多米饭。 — They eat a lot of rice.

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