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The character 穯 is formed by the semantic radical 禾, indicating grain or agriculture, and the phonetic component 嗇. Its traditional meaning is the action of harvesting and gathering mature crops from the fields. The phonetic 嗇, which independently means 'thrifty' or 'stingy', may also hint at the careful hoarding of the harvest. It appears frequently in classical philosophical and agricultural texts, often paired with terms for planting, as a key descriptor of the harvest phase in the agrarian cycle that underpinned ancient society.
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