秧

yāng

央 + 禾

Definitions

yāng (noun) rice seedling; young rice plant

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 央 represents the sound.

Semantic: 禾 Phonetic: 央

About

秧 is a phono-semantic compound that combines the semantic component 禾 (grain) with the phonetic component 央. It originally referred to the young, newly sprouted seedlings of rice, germinated in nursery beds and ready for manual transplanting into flooded paddy fields. While rice seedlings remain central, the character's meaning has expanded to include young shoots or seedlings of various plants, as well as the seedbeds in which they are initially raised.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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他们在田里插秧。

Tāmen zài tián lǐ chā yāng.

They are transplanting rice seedlings in the field.

秧苗长得很好。

Yāngmiáo zhǎng de hěn hǎo.

The seedlings are growing well.

春天是插秧的季节。

Chūntiān shì chā yāng de jìjié.

Spring is the season for transplanting seedlings.

农民们忙着收割和插秧。

Nóngmín men máng zhe shōugē hé chā yāng.

Farmers are busy harvesting and transplanting seedlings.

秧苗需要充足的水和阳光。

Yāngmiáo xūyào chōngzú de shuǐ hé yángguāng.

Seedlings need sufficient water and sunlight.

如果秧苗太密，会影响收成。

Rúguǒ yāngmiáo tài mì, huì yǐngxiǎng shōucheng.

If the seedlings are too dense, it will affect the harvest.

绿色的秧苗在微风中轻轻摇摆。

Lǜsè de yāngmiáo zài wēifēng zhōng qīngqīng yáobǎi.

The green seedlings sway gently in the breeze.

为了确保秧苗健康生长，农民经常检查田间情况。

Wèile quèbǎo yāngmiáo jiànkāng shēngzhǎng, nóngmín jīngcháng jiǎnchá tiánjiān qíngkuàng.

To ensure the healthy growth of seedlings, farmers regularly check the field conditions.

Related Characters

Component: 央

Component: 禾

秧