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稻 is a simplified variant of 稻, referring to the rice plant or unhusked grain. As a phono-semantic compound, it uses the semantic radical 禾 to indicate its classification as a cereal crop. The right-hand component is a streamlined form of the traditional phonetic element 舀, reducing the stroke count. The character broadly encompasses various rice subspecies, a staple agricultural crop. This structural variation preserves the original meaning related to rice cultivation and the harvested grain.