MILLET 小米
GRAIN with SMALL CORNS. []
Old Chinese Criteria
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.
Modern Chinese Criteria
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Words
粟 sù OC: soɡ MC: si̯ok 24 AttributionsWD
Sù 粟 is the most common word for foxtail millet (Setaria italica), and it refers to it as a food and grain.
- Syntactic words
- nmunhusked millet; generally: what is kept in the lín 廩 or cāng 倉 'granaries', grain, cereal
黍 shǔ OC: qhjaʔ MC: ɕi̯ɤ 8 AttributionsWD
Shǔ 黍 is a general term for millet of Panicum miliaceum kind.
- Syntactic words
- nmbroomcorn millet
- viactplant millet
粱 liáng OC: k-raŋ MC: li̯ɐŋ 7 AttributionsWD
Liáng 粱 is a fine millet grain.
- Word relations
- Oppos: 麤 / 粗/FOOD
Shū 疏, sūn 飧, cū 粗 refer to crude foodstuffs, grain-based or vegetable based.
- Syntactic words
- nmfine millet, high grade millet
禾 hé OC: ɡool MC: ɦʷɑ 5 AttributionsWD
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.
- Syntactic words
- nmOBI 5: grain without husk, threshed grain; grain after it has grown ears
稷 jì OC: tsɯɡ MC: tsɨk 3 AttributionsWD
Jì 稷 is an ancient specific term for foxtail millet (Setaria italica), having the religious nuance.
- Syntactic words
- nmmillet
秀 xiù OC: slus MC: sɨu 2 AttributionsWD
Xiù 秀 refers to the ear of a millet.
- Syntactic words
- near of grain
- vi(of grain) set ears
秠 pī OC: phrɯ MC: phi 1 AttributionWD
Pī 秠 refers to a kind of dark millet (Panicum miliaceum) with two grains in one husk.
- Syntactic words
- nmblack millet with double kernels
穈 Click here to add pinyin OC: MC: 1 AttributionWD
Mén 穈 is a fine millet grain.
- Syntactic words
- nmkind of millet
芑 qǐ OC: khɯʔ MC: khɨ 1 AttributionWD
Qǐ 芑 is a word for a fine millet grain used in antiquity.
- Syntactic words
- nmkind of millet
秬 jù OC: ɡaʔ MC: gi̯ɤ 0 AttributionsWD
Jù 秬 refers to fine millet (Panicum miliaceum) in antiquity.
- Syntactic words
- nmfine millet
稑 lù OC: m-ruɡ MC: luk 0 AttributionsWD
Lù 稑 refers to foxtail millet (Setaria italica) which is sewn late and ripe early.
- Syntactic words
- nmkind of grain sown late and riping early (ZHOULI)
稙 zhì OC: tɯɡ MC: ʈɨk 0 AttributionsWD
Zhí 稙 refers to foxtail millet (Setaria italica) which is sown early.
- Syntactic words
- nmfoxtail millet
稚 zhì OC: ɡrluls MC: ɖi 0 AttributionsWD
Zhì 稚 refers to foxtail millet (Setaria italica) which is sown late.
- Syntactic words
- nmfoxtail millet
穄 jì OC: skeds MC: tsiɛi 0 AttributionsWD
Jì 穄 refers to a nonglutinous millet of a Panicum miliaceum kind.
- Syntactic words
- nmmillet
穛 zhuō OC: tsreewɡ MC: ʈʂɣɔk 0 AttributionsWD
Zhuō 穛 refers to foxtail millet (Setaria italica) which ripe early.
- Syntactic words
- nmfoxtail millet
穜 tóng OC: dooŋ MC: duŋ 0 AttributionsWD
Tóng 穜 refers to foxtail millet (Setaria italica) which is sown late and ripe early.
- Syntactic words
- nmfoxtail millet
粢 zī OC: sti MC: tsi 0 AttributionsWD
Zī 粢 is millet used in sacrifices.
- Syntactic words
- nmmillet used in sacrifice
總 zǒng OC: skooŋʔ MC: tsuŋ 0 AttributionsWD
Zǒng 總 refers to stalks of ripe millet.
- Syntactic words
- nmstalks of millet??
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