xiān

( 1) ㄒㄧㄢˉ

(2) [~ rice] A kind of rice with thin and long grains.

(3) Zheng code: UFLL, u: 7c7c, GBK：F4CC.

(4) Number of strokes: 9, radical: meter, and stroke order number: 43 1234252.

Detailed annotation

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long-grained non-glutinous rice

long-grained non-glutinous rice

xiān

[name]

(1) [indica rice] is an annual grass, a kind of rice, with thin and long grains, which are widely cultivated in warm climate. Seeds are used as human food, chaff and other by-products can be used to feed livestock, and rice stalks are used to make paper.

Indica, like japonica rice, is small in grain. It began in Fujian and was planted in Zhancheng country. -Compendium of Materia Medica

(2) Another example: Can Rice (one of rice varieties. Rice plants are slightly taller than japonica rice and have strong tillering ability, but the stems are soft and prone to lodging. The rice grains are slender and non-sticky)

Common phrases

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polished long-grained non-glutinous rice

xiānmǐ

The rice milled from indica rice has low viscosity.