138) 米

mi

rice; meter

The shape of rice grains that were milled. Because of the similar pronunciation, it means ‘meter.’

138yx) 青

qing

138y-135b*) 精

jing

(re)fined

rice 米¹³⁸[mǐ] + blue/clarity 青 [qīng]

 clarity (青) of a refined rice (米) which is clean to eat.

138ax) 女

nu

138a) 娄

lou

weak

rice 米 [mǐ] + woman 女⁹⁶[nǚ]

A woman (女) who is always carrying heavy sacks of rice (米) becomes weak.

138b) 楼

lou

storied building; floor

tree 木 [mù] + rice 米 [mǐ] + woman 女 [nǚ]

A wooden (木) storied building that looks like a woman (女) carrying rice (米) on her head has many floors

138c) 数

shu

count; number

rice 米 [mǐ] + woman 女⁹⁶[nǚ] + strike 攵 [pū]

An official with a baton in his hand (攵) is counting the number of rice (米) sacks the women (女) carry on their heads.

138dx) 唐

tang

the Tand Dynasty;

offensive

To hold the pestle (tučak) (庚[gēng]) in hand (⺕) and grind in the mortar (口). in an offensive way; It later meant the ‘Tang Dynasty.’

138e) 糖

tang

sugar, candy

rice 米 [mǐ] + pounding/Tang Dynasty 唐 [táng]

One can make sweets with grains (米) powdered in a mortar (唐).