Definitions
(noun)
cereal; grain
Etymology
Pictograph of a stalk of millet grain.
About
禾 is a pictograph of a millet stalk, with a drooping grain head, a straight stem, and roots at the base. As a semantic radical, it appears in many characters tied to agriculture, crops, grain, harvest, and taxation, grain having historically served as a primary form of payment and measure of wealth. Over time, the meaning broadened from millet to cereal grains in general, and the form simplified into today's five-stroke character, while still representing agricultural concepts.
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田里的禾苗绿油油。
农民在照顾禾苗。
春天的禾苗长得快。
他们把谷物放在禾场上。
禾苗需要水和阳光才能生长。
水稻是禾本科植物。
在广阔的禾田里，禾苗随风摇摆。
由于精心照料，禾苗比去年长得更好。
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