穑

穡

sè

啬 + 禾

Definitions

sè gather in harvest

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 啬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 穡.

Semantic: 禾 Phonetic: 啬

About

穑 is a phono-semantic compound. The left component 禾, a pictograph of a grain plant, indicates the character belongs to the semantic field of agriculture and crops. The right component 啬 (sè) provides the sound and is the simplified form of the traditional phonetic 嗇, making 穑 the simplified version of 穡. The combined components yield the meaning "to harvest" or "to reap", referring to the gathering of ripe grain. The character often pairs with 稼 (jià, "to plant") to create the compound 稼穑, which represents the full cycle of planting and harvesting in farming.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

农民们辛勤稼穑。

Nóngmínmen xīnqín jiàsè.

Farmers farm diligently.

春天是开始稼穑的季节。

Chūntiān shì kāishǐ jiàsè de jìjié.

Spring is the season to start farming.

他们懂得稼穑的艰难。

Tāmen dǒngdé jiàsè de jiānnán.

They understand the difficulties of farming.

稼穑需要大量的劳动。

Jiàsè xūyào dàliàng de láodòng.

Farming requires a lot of labor.

虽然稼穑辛苦，但收获喜悦。

Suīrán jiàsè xīnkǔ, dàn shōuhuò xǐyuè.

Although farming is hard, the harvest brings joy.

古代社会重视稼穑之事。

Gǔdài shèhuì zhòngshì jiàsè zhī shì.

Ancient societies valued farming matters.

稼穑是国民经济的基础。

Jiàsè shì guómín jīngjì de jīchǔ.

Farming is the foundation of the national economy.

现代科技正在改变传统的稼穑方式。

Xiàndài kējì zhèngzài gǎibiàn chuántǒng de jiàsè fāngshì.

Modern technology is changing traditional farming methods.

Related Characters

Component: 啬

Component: 禾