() — (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

  • Wǒ jīng cháng hē yì mǐ zhōu.
    I often drink pearl barley porridge.
  • yì Mǐ kě yǐ yòng lái zhǔ tāng.
    Pearl barley can be used to make soup.
  • Zhè zhǒng yì mǐ duì jiàn kāng hěn hǎo.
    This kind of pearl barley is very good for health.

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