Taxonomy of meanings for 麥:　　

  • 麥 mài (OC: mrɯɯɡ MC: mɯæk) 莫獲切 入 廣韻：【白虎通曰麥金也金王而生火王而死又姓隋有將軍麥鐡杖嶺南人俗作麦莫獲切八 】
    • GRAIN
      • nmwinter wheat; wheat; dry grain
    • WHEAT
      • nmnonreferentialcan refer to wheat, barley, etc as a general term
    • RYE
      • BARLEY
      • OATS
        • PHYSICAL UNITS
        • SURNAMES

          Additional information about 麥

          說文解字: 【麥】，芒穀，秋穜厚薶，故謂之麥。麥，金也。金王而生，火王而死。从來有穗者、从夊。凡麥之屬皆从麥。 【臣鉉等曰：夊，足也。周受瑞麥來麰如行來，故从夊。】 【莫獲切】

            Criteria
          • GRAIN

            1. Gǔ 谷 / 穀 is general term for a food grain; in some local dialects, it can also refer to foxtail millet (Setaria italica).

            2. Mài 麥 is a general term for wheat, barley, etc.

            3. Suì 穗 refers to an ear of grain.

            4. Kāng 糠 refers to husks of grain.

            5. Suì 穟 refers to an awn.

            6. Jǐ 穖 refers to the branches of an awn.

            7. Miǎo 秒 refers to the beard of grain.

            8. Gǔ 榖 refers to Broussonetia papyrifera (Shi)