秆

稈

gǎn

干 + 禾

Definitions

gǎn stalks of grain

Etymology

Dried 干 grain stalks 禾; 干 also provides the pronunciation

About

秆 is a phono-semantic compound: the left side is the grain radical 禾, representing cereals, and the right side is 干, which gives the pronunciation and also means 'dry', suggesting dried grain stalks. The traditional form 稈 pairs 禾 with the drought-related 旱 instead. The character names the stalks and straw left after the seed heads of grain plants like wheat, rice, and corn have been harvested. The simplified design thus maintains the agricultural classifier while using a phonetic that echoes the dryness of the stalks.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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农民烧秸秆。

Nóngmín shāo jiēgǎn.

Farmers burn crop straw.

麦秆可以用来造纸。

Màigǎn kěyǐ yòng lái zào zhǐ.

Wheat stalks can be used to make paper.

田里的秸秆需要清理。

Tián lǐ de jiēgǎn xūyào qīnglǐ.

The crop straw in the field needs to be cleared.

这些干燥的秆子容易燃烧。

Zhèxiē gānzào de gǎnzi róngyì ránshāo.

These dry stalks are easy to burn.

收割后，秸秆被留在田里。

Shōugē hòu, jiēgǎn bèi liú zài tián lǐ.

After harvest, the crop straw is left in the field.

他们用麦秆编织成工艺品。

Tāmen yòng màigǎn biānzhī chéng gōngyìpǐn.

They weave wheat stalks into handicrafts.

为了避免污染，秸秆不应该随意焚烧。

Wèile bìmiǎn wūrǎn, jiēgǎn bù yīnggāi suíyì fénshāo.

To avoid pollution, crop straw should not be burned arbitrarily.

科学家研究如何将秸秆转化为生物燃料。

Kēxuéjiā yánjiū rúhé jiāng jiēgǎn zhuǎnhuà wéi shēngwù ránliào.

Scientists research how to convert crop straw into biofuel.

Related Characters

Component: 干

Component: 禾

秆