---
title: "Mifan Meaning: 米饭 (mǐfàn) Means “cooked rice”"
description: "米饭 (traditional 米飯, mǐfàn) means “cooked rice”. Hear its tones, see what 米 and 饭 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mifan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 米饭 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

米饭 mǐfàn

## cooked rice

## Its characters

1. 米 mǐ rice
2. 饭 fàn cooked rice

## In a sentence

我中午吃了一碗米饭。 I had a bowl of rice for lunch.

唐阿姨做了很多菜，桌子上有鸡蛋、面条、包子，还有**米饭**。

From [好吃，好吃！ · How to say it's delicious in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-say-its-delicious-in-chinese#library-word-155-157)

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## More words with 米 or 饭

- [大米 dàmǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dami)
- [饭搭子 fàndāzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fandazi)
- [饭店 fàndiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fandian)
- [干饭人 gànfànrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganfanren)
- [毫米 háomǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haomi)
- [立方米 lìfāngmǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lifangmi)
- [厘米 límǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/limi)
- [平方米 píngfāngmǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingfangmi)
- [晚饭 wǎnfàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanfan)
- [午饭 wǔfàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wufan)

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