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CHINESE CHARACTER
mài
麦
麦
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wheat
- Numbered pinyin
- mai4
- English meanings
- wheat; barley; surname Mai
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
buy
go
bury
pulse; vein
to take a step
haze; smog
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Related words
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- 麦子
- 小麦
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- 麦田
- 燕麦