The national emblem features ears of wheat and rice.
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culture
中华人民共和国国徽 (PRC national emblem) features a ring of 麦穗 (wheat ears) and 稻穗 (rice ears) — collectively 谷穗 — symbolizing the peasantry alongside the gear that symbolizes workers.
memory
谷 (grain) + 穗 (ear/spike of a plant). 穗 alone names the spike of any cereal — 麦穗 (wheat ear), 稻穗 (rice ear), 玉米穗 (corn ear).
