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玉米

corn

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

yu4mi3 • yùmǐ

Meaning

Primary

corn

Alternatives

maize

Mnemonic

玉米 Corn is like a long stick of yellowed 玉 jade with little 米 rice-like kernels growing out of it. Yummy!

Usage

吃 一 根 玉米

eat an ear of corn

玉米 糖漿 不 健康

corn syrup is not healthy