锄禾日当午

鋤禾日當午

Chú hé rì dāng wǔ

quotation

Meanings

1 hoeing grain under the noonday sun
2 evokes the toil of peasant farmers
3 opening line of Li Shen's 'Compassion for Farmers'

Characters

Examples

锄禾日当午，汗滴禾下土——每个中国孩子都会背。

Chúhérìdāngwǔ, hàndīhéxiàtǔ — — měige Zhōngguó háizi dōuhuì bèi.

'Hoeing grain at high noon, sweat dripping to the earth' — every Chinese child can recite this.

爷爷总说锄禾日当午，让我们珍惜粮食。

Yéye zǒng shuō chúhérìdāngwǔ, ràngwǒ men zhēnxī liángshi.

Grandpa always recites 'hoeing grain at midday' to teach us to cherish food.

Stroke Order

锄 chú

禾 hé

日 rì

当 dāng

午 wǔ