料 liào — material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate
做这道菜需要很多材料。Zuò zhè dào cài xū yào hěn duō cái liào.Making this dish requires a lot of ingredients.
Common words: 饮料 (yǐn liào)、资料 (zī liào)、材料 (cái liào)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "grain"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "grain", including 料 (liào), 谷 (gǔ / yù). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "grain" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 料 (liào), 谷 (gǔ / yù) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span liào, gǔ, yù — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 料 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 料 liàomaterial; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipateUseful words: 饮料, 资料
- 谷 gǔ / yùgrain; corn; valley; (surname)Useful words: 山谷, 峡谷
Common words for these 2 "grain" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 料 (liào) — so "grain" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "grain".
谷 gǔ / yù — grain; corn; valley; (surname)
秋天到了，山谷里的稻谷都熟了。Qiū tiān dào le, shān gǔ lǐ de dào gǔ dōu shú le.Autumn has come, and the rice in the valley is ripe.
Common words: 山谷 (shān gǔ)、峡谷 (xiá gǔ)、稻谷 (dào gǔ)
All 2 characters
Open 料、谷 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.