Qīng kē shì Qīng zàng gāoyuán de zhǔyào liángshi zuòwù.
Highland barley is the main grain crop on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau.
Tips
history
稞 is not used independently in modern Chinese; it appears almost only in 青稞 ('highland barley'), the staple grain of Tibet and Qinghai. The grain radical 禾 marks it as a cereal; 果 supplies the sound.
culture
青稞 is roasted and ground into 糌粑 and brewed into highland barley wine, both cornerstones of Tibetan diet.
