稼

jià

家 + 禾

Definitions

jià (noun) crop; grain

jià (verb) to sow; to grow (crops)

Etymology

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

Semantic: 禾 Phonetic: 家

About

稼 is a phono-semantic compound: the left side is 禾 (grain), a radical placing the character in the domain of crops, agriculture, and farming, while the right side 家 (jiā) gives the sound and independently means "family" or "household". The character primarily denotes the act of sowing and cultivating grain. As a noun, it refers to growing crops or the harvest, the main source of food and livelihood for a traditional farming family.

Etymology Hide

Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

农民种庄稼。

Nóngmín zhòng zhuāngjia.

Farmers grow crops.

庄稼长得很好。

Zhuāngjia zhǎng de hěn hǎo.

The crops are growing well.

今年庄稼大丰收。

Jīnnián zhuāngjia dà fēngshōu.

This year's crops have a bumper harvest.

学习种庄稼很重要。

Xuéxí zhòng zhuāngjia hěn zhòngyào.

Learning to grow crops is important.

新技术帮助庄稼生长。

Xīn jìshù bāngzhù zhuāngjia shēngzhǎng.

New technology helps the crops grow.

气候变化影响庄稼收成。

Qìhòu biànhuà yǐngxiǎng zhuāngjia shōucheng.

Climate change affects the crop yield.

农民们经常讨论庄稼的病虫害。

Nóngmínmen jīngcháng tǎolùn zhuāngjia de bìngchónghài.

Farmers often discuss crop diseases and pests.

在干旱地区，灌溉系统对于庄稼的存活至关重要。

Zài gānhàn dìqū, guàngài xìtǒng duìyú zhuāngjia de cúnhuó zhìguān zhòngyào.

In arid regions, irrigation systems are crucial for the survival of crops.

Related Characters

Component: 家

Component: 禾

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