Chinese

玉米

yùmǐ

corn; maize

HSK 4
TOCFL 5

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characterChinese玉 “jade (originally nephrite, now also including jadeite)”
characterChinese米 “hulled or husked uncooked rice (Classifier: 粒 m c mn; 顆／颗 m)”

Sources

HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
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Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0