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  1. 米 is the 575th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 97 words.
  4. appears as a component in 158 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (rice)
Graphical :
=> , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Mi3 - surname Mi
  2. mi3 - rice/CL:粒[li4]/meter (classifier)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 米 (mi3): The component 木 is pronounced as 'mu4'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 米 (mi3): The component 米 is pronounced as 'mi3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
虾米 (蝦米)

Medium Frequency

厘米 
大米 
小米 
平方米 
平米 
提拉米苏 (提拉米蘇)
柴米油盐 (柴米油鹽)
毫米 
爆米花 
玉米 
米粉 
米粒 
米粥 
米线 (米線)
米兰 (米蘭)
米饭 (米飯)
糙米 
糯米 
糯米粉 
美索不达米亚 (美索不達米亞)
花生米 
薏米 
西米 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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