Definitions

jiē grain stalks left after threshing
jiē variant of 秸[jiē]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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The character "秸", referring to the dry stalk of a grain plant, is structurally composed of the semantic component "禾" denoting cereal crops and the phonetic component "吉" indicating its pronunciation, while its traditional form "稭" similarly uses "禾" for meaning but employs "皆" for sound. Etymologically, the character originated from agricultural practices to describe the inedible remains after threshing, and its usage has consistently denoted this specific agricultural byproduct without significant semantic shift.

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田里堆放着秆。

Tián lǐ duīfàng zhe jiēgǎn.

Straw is piled up in the field.

农民用秆喂牲口。

Nóngmín yòng jiēgǎn wèi shēngkou.

Farmers use straw to feed livestock.

秆可以用来生火做饭。

Jiēgǎn kěyǐ yòng lái shēnghuǒ zuòfàn.

Straw can be used to make fire for cooking.

焚烧秆污染环境。

Fénshāo jiēgǎn wūrǎn huánjìng.

Burning straw pollutes the environment.

我们把秆加工成有机肥。

Wǒmen bǎ jiēgǎn jiāgōng chéng yǒujīféi.

We process straw into organic fertilizer.

秆还田能增加土壤肥力。

Jiēgǎn huántián néng zēngjiā tǔrǎng féilì.

Returning straw to the field can increase soil fertility.

禁止露天焚烧秆的规定很严格。

Jìnzhǐ lùtiān fénshāo jiēgǎn de guīdìng hěn yángé.

The regulations prohibiting open-air burning of straw are very strict.

秆综合利用是农业循环经济的重要环节。

Jiēgǎn zōnghé lìyòng shì nóngyè xúnhuán jīngjì de zhòngyào huánjié.

Comprehensive utilization of straw is an important part of agricultural circular economy.