小米, photo 1 of 2

小米, photo 2 of 2

小米

xiǎomǐ

noun #33,016

Meanings

1 millet
2 Xiaomi (Chinese electronics brand)

About the ingredient

粮食 Grains and noodles

Tiny round yellow grains of hulled foxtail millet, grown across the dry north. It is usually simmered into porridge, often with pumpkin or red dates.

Used in 2 dishes

小米粥 xiǎomǐzhōu

杂粮粥 záliángzhōu

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

我新换的手机是小米的。

Wǒ xīn huàn de shǒujī shì Xiǎomǐ de.

My new phone is a Xiaomi.

HSK 3

北方很多地方种小米。

Běifāng hěnduō dìfang zhòng xiǎomǐ.

Many places in the north grow millet.

HSK 6

早餐我喝了一碗小米粥。

Zǎocān wǒ hē le yì wǎn xiǎomǐ zhōu.

I had a bowl of millet porridge for breakfast.

Tips

memory

Two distinct meanings share the same characters. Context is usually obvious, 小米粥 is millet porridge, 小米手机 is a Xiaomi phone. The brand name was chosen because millet was a staple grain, evoking accessibility.

In Pop Culture

小米 Xiǎomǐ

Xiaomi

Chinese electronics company founded in 2010 by Lei Jun. Known for affordable smartphones, then expanded into smart home (the Mi Home ecosystem), wearables, and more recently electric vehicles (SU7). One of the world's top smartphone shippers by volume.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

米 mǐ