米（mi）
Name meaning
米 (mi) means rice grain, nourishment and plain daily substance. In naming it reads as humble cultural warmth and artistic refinement, not smallness.
Practical naming use
米 (mi) is a grain-and-nourishment character. It gives a name simplicity, warmth and grounded life, so the result feels intimate rather than slight. It is especially useful for cultural depth, classical or literary reference, personality image, because the character can carry a recognizable Chinese image without becoming empty dictionary filler. The best results come when the second character adds human direction, warmth, restraint or breadth, so the full given name feels lived-in rather than generic.
Pair 米 (mi) with characters such as 文 (wen) for cultured plainness, 宁 (ning) for quiet warmth, 雅 (ya) for refined simplicity or 安 (an) for settled nourishment. The second character should keep the name modest but not childlike.
米文 (Miwen): Mi contributes rice grain, simple nourishment; Wen adds culture, writing.
Historical / name-use references
米芾 (Mi Fu)
米芾 (Mifei) Mi Fu was a Northern Song calligrapher, painter and collector. His name directly contains 米 (mi), giving the simple grain character a major literati-art reference.
Use notes
Also a surname; pair carefully.