MILLET    小米

Old Chinese Criteria
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.
Modern Chinese Criteria
小米 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
    Other Hypernyms
    • GRAINnew-8a37c5dc-b002-4aeb-b7c5-dcb0026aeb33　SEED of cereal PLANTS. [] (anc: 3/0, child: 5)
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    • PRIME　 (anc: 1/0, child: 2)
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    Words (18 items)

    粟  sù OC: soɡ MC: si̯ok 24 Attributions

    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 Attributions

    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 Attributions

    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 Attributions

    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 Attributions

    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 Attributions

    Xiù 秀 refers to the ear of a millet.

      Syntactic words
    • near of grain
    • vi(of grain) set ears
    芑  qǐ OC: khɯʔ MC: khɨ 1 Attribution

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

      Syntactic words
    • nmkind of millet
    秠  pī OC: phrɯ MC: phi 1 Attribution

    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 Attribution

    Mén 穈 is a fine millet grain.

      Syntactic words
    • nmkind of millet
    秬  jù OC: ɡaʔ MC: gi̯ɤ 0 Attributions

    Jù 秬 refers to fine millet (Panicum miliaceum) in antiquity.

      Syntactic words
    • nmfine millet
    稑  lù OC: m-ruɡ MC: luk 0 Attributions

    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 Attributions

    Zhí 稙 refers to foxtail millet (Setaria italica) which is sown early.

      Syntactic words
    • nmfoxtail millet
    稚  zhì OC: ɡrluls MC: ɖi 0 Attributions

    Zhì 稚 refers to foxtail millet (Setaria italica) which is sown late.

      Syntactic words
    • nmfoxtail millet
    穄  jì OC: skeds MC: tsiɛi 0 Attributions

    Jì 穄 refers to a nonglutinous millet of a Panicum miliaceum kind.

      Syntactic words
    • nmmillet
    穛  zhuō OC: tsreewɡ MC: ʈʂɣɔk 0 Attributions

    Zhuō 穛 refers to foxtail millet (Setaria italica) which ripe early.

      Syntactic words
    • nmfoxtail millet
    穜  tóng OC: dooŋ MC: duŋ 0 Attributions

    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 Attributions

    Zī 粢 is millet used in sacrifices.

      Syntactic words
    • nmmillet used in sacrifice
    總  zǒng OC: skooŋʔ MC: tsuŋ 0 Attributions

    Zǒng 總 refers to stalks of ripe millet.

      Syntactic words
    • nmstalks of millet??