How to write 黍

黍 [shǔ] 1. A one-year-old herbaceous plant, with linear leaves, pale yellow seeds that are called "huangmi" after husking. The seeds are slightly larger than millet and have a sticky consistency when cooked. [En. broomcorn millet] It can be used for brewing wine and making cakes. 2. A type of herbaceous plant in the millet family. [En. panic grass] 3. A reference for establishing measurement standards in ancient times. [En. base] 4. Cooked rice made from millet. [En. millet] 引: 1. From "Shuowen": 黍 refers to a type of millet that is sticky. According to today's northern dialect, it is called yellow millet. 2. From "Liji, yueling": The emperor would offer new rice made from millet. Note: "黍火谷" refers to millet. 3. From "Liji, quli": 黍 and white soup mix together. 4. From "Shijing, Wei Feng, shuoshu": "Do not eat my millet." 5. From "Lunyu, Weizi": "When stopping at Zilu's lodging, they killed a chicken and used it to eat with millet." 例: For instance: 黍离 (metaphor for destruction or decline. After the fall of the Western Zhou, Zhou officials returned to the ancestral temple and saw a scene of desolation); 黍酒 (wine brewed from millet); 黍醅 (same as millet wine); 黍月霍 (a type of meat soup with added millet); 黍谷生春 (metaphor for a turn of misfortunes into good opportunities).