How to write 禾

禾 [hé] Meaning: 名 (noun) 1. A general term for cereal plants. 谷类植物的统称：～苗。～本科（单子叶植物的一科）。 2. In ancient times, it referred to millets (谷子). 古代指粟（谷子）。 3. The plant of millet; a general term for cereal crops. 粟的植株;谷类植物的统称 ([En.] cereal crops) 4. The stem of rice. 禾秆 ([En.] stem). 5. Specifically refers to newly sprouted rice that has not yet yielded ears. 特指初生没有吐穗的水稻 ([En.] rice) Examples: - 禾粟 (谷粟: cereals and millets) - 禾畴 (种植禾谷的田野: fields where cereals are grown) - 禾颖 (带芒的谷穗: awned grain ears) - 禾绢 (谷穗: grain ears) - 禾线 (谷穗: grain ears) - 禾稿 (连茎带穗的谷类收获物: harvested cereal plants with both stems and ears) - 禾菽 (谷类和豆类: cereals and legumes) Historical References: 1. 说文: 禾，嘉谷也，二月始生，八月而孰，得时之中，故谓之禾。 2. 广雅·释草: 粢黍稻其采谓之禾。盖凡谷皆以成实为费，禾象穗成，故为嘉谷之通名，谷未秀曰苗，已秀曰禾。 More Examples: - 禾黍 (泛指庄稼或粮食: general term for crops or grains) - 禾卉 (谷类作物的植株: plants of cereal crops) - 禾稼 (谷类作物的统称: general term for cereal crops) - 禾谷 (谷类作物: cereal crops) Note: The character 禾 is one of the radicals in Chinese, and its characters are often related to agricultural products.