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秆

稈
gǎn
noun #61,030

Meanings

  1. 1 the stalk or stem of a grain plant; straw

Examples

收割后，田里铺满了稻秆。
Shōugē hòu, tián lǐ pùmǎn le dàogǎn.
After the harvest the fields were left covered with rice straw.
焚烧秸秆会造成空气污染。
Fénshāo jiēgǎn huì zàochéng kōngqì wūrǎn.
Burning crop straw causes air pollution.

Tips

usage
秆 is the dried stem of a cereal crop. It appears in everyday words like 稻秆 (rice straw), 麦秆 (wheat straw) and 秸秆 (crop straw, often in the news about field burning).

Components

radical
禾 hé
grain; standing crop
The grain radical 禾 on the left carries the meaning, a 秆 is the stem of a cereal plant, so the crop radical is doing real work.
phonetic
干 gān
dry; pole
干 gives the sound gǎn and a fitting hint, a dry, pole-like stem; a doubly suitable component.

Stroke Order

秆 gǎn