稻谷

稻穀

dàogǔ

noun #47,599

Meanings

1 unhusked rice
2 paddy rice (rice still in its husk)

Characters

Examples

秋天是稻谷成熟的季节。

Qiūtiān shì dàogǔ chéngshú de jìjié.

Autumn is the season when paddy rice ripens.

农民把稻谷晒干后入仓。

Nóngmín bǎ dàogǔ shài gān hòu rù cāng.

Farmers dry the paddy rice before storing it.

Tips

usage

稻谷 specifically refers to rice still in its husk, fresh from the field — distinct from 大米 (dàmǐ, polished rice ready to cook) and 米饭 (mǐfàn, cooked rice). The full pipeline: 稻 (rice plant) → 稻谷 (unhusked grain) → 大米 (hulled rice) → 米饭 (cooked rice).

Stroke Order

稻 dào

谷 gǔ