糩 (kuài) - Husked rice & polished rice

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kuài ｜ 19 strokes ｜ radical:

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糩 · kuài

Husked rice;

polished rice;

refers to refined grains after the bran has been removed.

Husked ricepolished ricerefers to refined grains after the bran has

Usage highlights

Husked ricePolished riceRice branGrain polishingRefined grains

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The market sells husked rice (糩米).
  • This is polished glutinous rice (糯米糩).
  • They process brown rice into white rice (糙米加工成糩米).

Collocations

  • Husked rice(糩米)
  • Polished rice(精糩)
  • Rice bran(米糩)
  • Grain polishing(糩谷)
  • Refined grains(精糩粮食)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically refers to the process of milling rice to remove the outer bran layer.
  • Represents refined food grains in traditional agricultural society.
  • Less commonly used in modern Chinese compared to more standard terms like 精米.

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