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variant of 稻[dào]
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稲, a simplified variant of 稻, refers to the rice plant and unhusked paddy rice. It is a phono-semantic compound: the semantic component 禾 marks it as a grain crop, while the phonetic is a streamlined version of 舀 that reduces stroke count. The character is a general term for rice in its various subspecies, a staple food crop, and preserves the original meaning associated with rice cultivation and harvested grain.
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