禾
- grain;
- cereal;
Etymology
It is a pictograph representing the image of rice stalks with ears drooping down.
Originally, 禾 referred to all kinds of grains collectively, but as other grains became distinguished, its meaning narrowed to specifically denote rice.
Usage in Korean
Some Chinese characters that use 禾 as their radical carry meanings related to rice or grain, and are generally associated with cereals or concepts derived from grains.
Characters with 禾
- 科 — subject, section, department;
- 程 — limit, degree, extent, journey, process, about;
- 稟 — to report (to a superior), to submit, to inform;
- 種 — seed, kind, type, to plant, to cultivate;
- 穫 — to harvest, to reap, to gather;
- 秋 — autumn, fall;
- 秩 — order, sequence, arrangement, official post;
- 積 — to pile up, to accumulate, to amass, quantity, sum;
禾
벼
화
byeo
hwa
Kangxi radical:115
Strokes:5
Unicode:U+79BE
Cangjie input:
- 竹木 (HD)
Composition:
- ⿱ 丿 木
- ⿻ 千 𠆢