禾苗 (hé miáo) — seedling (of rice or other grain)

Definition

noun

seedling (of rice or other grain)

Measure word · 棵

，禾苗。
Chūn tiān dào le, nóng mín zài tián lǐ zhǒng hé miáo.
Spring has arrived, and the farmers are planting seedlings in the fields.
禾苗，。
Zhè xiē hé miáo cháng dé hěn hǎo, jīn nián yí dìng fēng shōu.
These seedlings are growing well; there will definitely be a good harvest this year.
禾苗。
Měi kē hé miáo dōu xū yào chōng zú de shuǐ fèn.
Each seedling needs sufficient water.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

禾hégrain plant

禾 “grain plant” narrows 苗 “seedling” to rice or grain seedlings.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

禾 is drawn as a picture of a plant stalk, with the stalk clearer in older forms.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

It is made from 艸 (grass) and 田 (field), showing plants in a field, which matches the meaning of a young plant or seedling.

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