Chinese symbol for “maize”
玉米
yù mǐ
corn; maize; measure word: 粒 (lì)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for maize is 玉米 (yù mǐ), defined as: corn; maize; measure word: 粒 (lì).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “maize”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 棒子 | bàng zi | stick; club |
| 粟米 | sù mǐ | corn; maize (dialect) |
| 包谷 (包穀) | bāo gǔ | (dialect) corn; maize |
| 苞米 | bāo mǐ | (dialect) corn; maize |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 玉米.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宝玉 (寶玉) | bǎo yù | precious jade; treasures |
| 玉器 | yù qì | jade artifact |
| 玉女 | yù nǚ | beautiful woman; fairy maiden attending the Daoist immortals |
| 玉石 | yù shí | jade; jade and stone |
| 白玉 | bái yù | white jade; tofu (by analogy) |
| 毫米 | háo mǐ | millimeter |
| 平方千米 | píng fāng qiān mǐ | square kilometer |
| 厘米 (釐米) | lí mǐ | centimeter |
See also: Japanese symbol for “maize”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.