麲 (xiàn) - Wheat bran & coarse wheat flour

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麲 · xiàn

Wheat bran;

coarse wheat flour;

chaff or bran from grains.

Wheat brancoarse wheat flourchaff or bran from grains.

Usage highlights

Wheat branCoarse flourFlour and branBran feedGrain bran

Synonyms

  • 麸— wheat bran
  • 糠— rice bran; chaff

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The flour contains some bran (面粉里有点麲).
  • They feed wheat bran to livestock (他们用麲喂牲畜).
  • This is coarse wheat flour (这是粗麲).

Collocations

  • Wheat bran(麦麲)
  • Coarse flour(粗麲)
  • Flour and bran(面粉麲)
  • Bran feed(麲饲料)
  • Grain bran(谷麲)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 麲 refers to the byproduct of milling wheat or other grains, historically used as animal feed or by the poor.
  • In traditional agriculture, bran was a common, low-value product, contrasting with refined flour.

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