穰 (ráng) · (classical) abundant; bumper (of a harvest)

Meanings

1 (classical) abundant; bumper (of a harvest)
2 (classical) stalk of grain

Characters

穰

ráng

bumper harvest; grain stalk

Examples

HSK 7-9

古文用穰形容粮食丰收。

Gǔwén yòng ráng xíngróng liángshi fēngshōu.

In classical writing this character describes a bumper grain harvest.

Tips

history

穰 is not used as a standalone word in modern Chinese (it survives mainly as a surname and in classical 'bumper harvest' usage). It is the grain radical 禾 plus the phonetic 襄, the same phonetic in 壤 and 嚷. Its everyday meaning sense is now written 瓤 (pulp).

register

Classical and onomastic only; in modern speech 丰收 is used for a good harvest.