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稻

dào
noun #40,796

Meanings

  1. 1 rice (plant); paddy

Examples

HSK 6
秋天稻田变成金黄色。
Qiūtiān dàotián biàn chéng jīnhuángsè.
The rice paddies turn golden in autumn.
HSK 7-9
中国南方的主要作物是水稻。
Zhōngguó nánfāng de zhǔyào zuòwù shì shuǐdào.
Southern China's main crop is rice.

Tips

usage
稻 is the growing plant or grain. Common words: 水稻 (paddy rice), 稻谷 (unhusked rice). The cooked food on your plate is 米饭, not 稻.

Components

radical
禾 hé
grain; cereal plant
The grain radical 禾 pictures a stalk of cereal with a drooping head, placing 稻 squarely among grain crops.
phonetic
舀 yǎo
to scoop; to ladle
舀 (to scoop) shows a hand reaching into a mortar and supplies the sound; the husking-and-scooping image fits a grain that must be pounded to eat.

Stroke Order

稻 dào