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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hé | he2
English translation
cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk

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Number of strokes

5

Radical frequency

431

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

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A plant stalk with a sagging head

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

丿木

Explanation

Pictograph of grain.

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久旱 de 禾苗 hé miáo féng 甘雨.

A sweet rain falls on the parched seedlings.

陈春霞 ”, “ 青禾动画设计有限公司 yǒu xiàn gōng sī 总经理 zǒng jīng lǐ

" Ms. Tricia Chen ", " General Manager of Greenpaddy Animation Studio "

结果 jiēguǒ , 现代 Xiàndài 韩国 Hán guó 水稻 shuǐ dào 品种 pǐnzhǒng 具有 jù yǒu jīng duǎn yìng de 特点 tèdiǎn .

Accordingly, modern Korean rice varieties have shorter and stiffer culm characters.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
cereal
嘉禾 Jiā hé Jiahe county in Chenzhou 郴州 Chēn zhōu [Chēn​zhōu], Hunan嘉禾 Jiā hé
禾苗 hé miáo seedling (of rice or other grain)禾苗 hé miáo
禾本科 hé běn kē Graminae or Poaceae, the grass family禾本科 hé běn kē
嘉禾县 Jiā hé xiàn Jiahe county in Chenzhou 郴州 Chēn zhōu [Chēn​zhōu], Hunan嘉禾縣
禾草 hé cǎo grass禾草 hé cǎo
乌尔禾 Wū ěr hé Urho district (Uighur: Orqu Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市 Kè lā mǎ yī shì [Kè​lā​mǎ​yī​shì], Xinjiang烏爾禾
乌尔禾区 Wū ěr hé qū Urho district (Uighur: Orqu Rayoni) of Qaramay City 克拉瑪依市|克拉玛依市 Kè lā mǎ yī shì [Kè​lā​mǎ​yī​shì], Xinjiang烏爾禾區

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