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秆

稈
gǎn
noun #61,030

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
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.
HSK 7-9
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