禾苗

hémiáo

noun HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 seedling of rice or other grain
2 young crop

Characters

grain; rice plant

seedling; sprout

Examples

春天到了，农民在田里种下禾苗。

Chūntiān dào le, nóngmín zài tiánlǐ zhòng xià hémiáo.

Spring has arrived, and the farmers planted seedlings in the fields.

一场大雨浇灌了干渴的禾苗。

Yī chǎng dàyǔ jiāoguàn le gānkě de hémiáo.

A heavy rain watered the thirsty seedlings.

Tips

culture

The character 禾 is a pictograph of a grain plant and appears in the radical of many agriculture-related characters (种, 秋, 稻, 穗). It is also the origin of the famous fable 拔苗助长 (bá miáo zhù zhǎng) — 'pulling seedlings to help them grow.'

Stroke Order

禾 hé

苗 miáo