禾苗

hémiáo

noun HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 seedling of rice or other grain
2 young crop

Characters

grain; rice plant

seedling; sprout

Examples

HSK 6

春天到了，农民在田里种下禾苗。

Chūntiān dào le, nóngmín zài tiánlǐ zhòng xià hémiáo.

Spring has arrived, and the farmers planted seedlings in the fields.

HSK 7-9

一场大雨浇灌了干渴的禾苗。

Yī chǎng dàyǔ jiāoguàn le gānkě de hémiáo.

A heavy rain watered the thirsty seedlings.

Tips

culture

The character 禾 is a pictograph of a grain plant and appears in the radical of many agriculture-related characters (种, 秋, 稻, 穗). It is also the origin of the famous fable 拔苗助长 - 'pulling seedlings to help them grow.'

Stroke Order

禾 hé

苗 miáo