() — (bound form) standing grain, especially rice; cereal crops

Definition

禾 is a bound form used only in technical or literary terms about grain and grasses (e.g. 禾苗 'grain seedlings', 禾本科 'the grass family'). Learners will not use 禾 on its own.

bound form
(bound form) standing grainespecially ricecereal crops

Examples

  • Chūn tiān dào le, tián lǐ de hé miáo cháng dé hěn hǎo.
    Spring has come, and the grain seedlings in the fields are growing well.
  • Zhí wù xué kè shàng, wǒ men xué xí le hé běn kē de tè zhēng.
    In botany class, we studied the characteristics of the grass family (Gramineae).
  • Zài gǔ dài, hé miáo shì zhǔ yào de liáng shi zuò wù zhī yī.
    In ancient times, grain seedlings were one of the main food crops.

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