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粳

jīng

Character

What 粳 means

1. round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)
2. Taiwan pr. gēng

Other readings

粳 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jīngvariant of {粳|jīng}
• jīngvariant of {粳|jīng}

Words starting with 粳

• 粳稻jīng dàoround-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)
• 粳米jīng mǐpolished round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)

Sounds the same

Read jīng, tone for tone, but written differently.

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