Taxonomy of meanings for 黍:　　

  • 黍 shǔ (OC: qhjaʔ MC: ɕiɔ) 舒吕切 上 廣韻：【説文云禾屬而黏也引孔子曰黍可爲酒故从禾入水也 】
    • MILLET
      • nmbroomcorn millet
      • viactplant millet

    Additional information about 黍

    說文解字: 【黍】，禾屬而黏者也。 〔小徐本無「者」。〕 以大暑而穜，故謂之黍。从禾、雨省聲。孔子曰：黍可爲酒，禾入水也。 〔小徐本「可」下有「以」。〕 凡黍之屬皆从黍。 【舒呂切】

      Criteria
    • MILLET

      Sù 粟 is the most common word for foxtail millet (Setaria italica), and it refers to it as a food and grain.

      Liáng 粱 is a fine millet grain.

      Hé 禾 is 1) a term for foxtail millet (Setaria italica) as one regards the form of a plant. 2) a specific word for a stalk of millet.

      Pēi 秠 refers to a kind of dark millet (Panicum miliaceum) with two grains in one husk.

      Jì 稷 is an ancient specific term for foxtail millet (Setaria italica), having the religious nuance.

      Shǔ 黍 is a general term for millet of Panicum miliaceum kind.

      Lù 稑 refers to foxtail millet (Setaria italica) which is sewn late and ripe early.

      Qǐ 芑 is a word for a fine millet grain used in antiquity.