薏 (yì) — (bound morpheme) used in 薏米 (pearl barley) and 薏苡 (Job's tears)
Definition
薏 is a bound morpheme that only appears as the first character of 薏米 (pearl barley / Job's tears) and the classical word 薏苡; it has no standalone meaning.
bound form
(bound morpheme) used in 薏米 (pearl barley) and 薏苡 (Job's tears)
Examples
- 薏。Wǒ jīng cháng hē yì mǐ zhōu.I often drink pearl barley porridge.
- 薏。yì Mǐ kě yǐ yòng lái zhǔ tāng.Pearl barley can be used to make soup.
- 薏。Zhè zhǒng yì mǐ duì jiàn kāng hěn hǎo.This kind of pearl barley is very good for health.
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