méi

rice gruel

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
米 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

rice

麻 sound component

  Sound component

  

hemp

Evolution

糜 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
糜 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
糜 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

rice gruel, congee; mashed; rice gruel; rotten; to waste (money)

 

surname Mi

 

méi

millet

Most common words with 糜
Freq.
Word
Meaning

rotten

糜烂

dissipated

肉糜

minced meat

奢糜

extravagant

糜费

to waste