What does 麦 mean in Chinese?

麦 (mài) means "wheat; barley; oats" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 麦?

麦 is pronounced "mài" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

麦 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

Common words with 麦 include 小麦 (wheat), 丹麦 (Denmark), 全麦 (whole wheat), 大麦 (barley), 油麦 (naked oat (old)).

You can practice writing 麦 using our stroke order tool.

麦

mài

wheat; barley; oats

Traditional: 麥

Radical: 麥 (no. 199)Traditional: 麥

Example sentences coming soon.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
小麦	xiǎo mài	wheat	HSK 6
丹麦	Dān mài	Denmark
全麦	quán mài	whole wheat
大麦	dà mài	barley
油麦	yóu mài	naked oat (old)
丹麦包	Dān mài bāo	Danish pastry
俾斯麦	Bǐ sī mài	Bismarck (name)
喀麦隆	Kā mài lóng	Cameroon
大麦克	Dà Mài kè	Big Mac (McDonald's hamburger) (Tw)
大麦地	Dà mài dì	place name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured to be a stage in the development of Chinese characters

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.

麦

mài

wheat; barley; oats

Traditional: 麥

Radical: 麥 (no. 199)Traditional: 麥

Example sentences coming soon.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
小麦	xiǎo mài	wheat	HSK 6
丹麦	Dān mài	Denmark
全麦	quán mài	whole wheat
大麦	dà mài	barley
油麦	yóu mài	naked oat (old)
丹麦包	Dān mài bāo	Danish pastry
俾斯麦	Bǐ sī mài	Bismarck (name)
喀麦隆	Kā mài lóng	Cameroon
大麦克	Dà Mài kè	Big Mac (McDonald's hamburger) (Tw)
大麦地	Dà mài dì	place name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured to be a stage in the development of Chinese characters