礱 (lóng) - Husk or polish rice & to grind or mill grain

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lóng ｜ 21 strokes ｜ radical:

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礱 · lóng

Husk or polish rice;

to grind or mill grain;

a millstone;

to refine or polish.

Husk or polish riceto grind or mill graina millstone

Usage highlights

Husk ricePolish riceStone millGrain millingMilling toolsMilling workshop

Synonyms

  • 磨— to grind or mill
  • 碾— to crush or grind
  • 研— to grind or polish

Antonyms

  • 糙— unpolished or coarse
  • 原— original or unprocessed

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The farmer used a stone mill to husk rice (用石礱礱穀).
  • This machine can polish grains efficiently (這台機器能高效礱穀).
  • Traditional rice milling requires skill (傳統的礱米需要技巧).
  • The millstone was made of granite (這礱石是花崗岩製成的).

Collocations

  • Husk rice(礱穀)
  • Polish rice(礱米)
  • Stone mill(石礱)
  • Grain milling(礱坊)
  • Milling tools(礱具)
  • Milling workshop(礱間)

Idioms

  • Grind and sift meticulously(礱礱砥礪)
  • Refined through polishing(礱磨以須)
  • Husk rice and winnow chaff(礱糠秕穀)

Cultural background

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  • Represents traditional agricultural processing methods in ancient China.
  • Associated with food preparation and subsistence farming practices.
  • Reflects the importance of grain processing in agricultural societies.

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