禾

See also: 夫, 末, 天, 未, and 夭
禾 U+79BE, 禾
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-79BE
← 禽
[U+79BD] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 禿 →
[U+79BF]

⽲ U+2F72, ⽲
KANGXI RADICAL GRAIN
← ⽱
[U+2F71] 		Kangxi Radicals ⽳ →
[U+2F73]

Translingual

Stroke order (Japan)
Stroke order

Han character

禾 (Kangxi radical 115, 禾+0, 5 strokes, cangjie input 竹木 (HD), four-corner 20904, composition ⿱丿木 or ⿻千𠆢)

  1. Kangxi radical #115, ⽲.

Derived characters

Additional Derived Characters
  • 𪜰, 𣲲, 𣍩, 𤖱, 𤤤, 𤱛, 𥿘, 𧖲, 𫌚, 𩈒, 𬰻, 𩡄, 𩲷, 𪌗, 𪗮, 𡬟, 𫚴
  • 𰀹, 𢘳, 𤇫, 𤇕, 𤱜, 𮮑, 𦫌, 𧉷, 𮮐, 𨋟, 𩠼, 𪚼, 𩐖, 𪜱, 𠰓, 𭓦, 𦊘, 𦊜, 𪐺, 𢇲, 𤵥, 𪗉

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 848, character 18
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24906
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1270, character 11
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2588, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+79BE

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 禾
Shang Western Zhou Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
Characters in the same phonetic series () (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
科 *kʰoːl, *kʰoːls
萪 *kʰoːl
蝌 *kʰoːl
犐 *kʰoːl
禾 *ɡoːl
和 *ɡoːl, *ɡoːls
咊 *ɡoːl
盉 *ɡoːl, *ɡoːls
龢 *ɡoːl
鉌 *ɡoːl
俰 *ɡoːls

Pictogram (象形) – picture of a plant stalk. The stalk is more recognizable in older form. Similar to 來 but unrelated to 釆.

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.
 禾

Cognate with Tibetan གྲོ (gro, “wheat”) (Hill, 2019).

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 禾
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 匣 (33)
Final (韻) 戈 (95)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division (等) I
Fanqie 戸戈切
Baxter hwa
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ɦuɑ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ɦuɑ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ɣuɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ɦwa/
Li
Rong 		/ɣuɑ/
Wang
Li 		/ɣuɑ/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ɣuɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		huó
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		wo4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 禾
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		hé
Middle
Chinese 		‹ hwa ›
Old
Chinese 		/*[ɢ]ˁoj/
English growing grain

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 禾
Reading # 1/1
No. 4931
Phonetic
component
Rime
group 		歌
Rime
subdivision 		3
Corresponding
MC rime 		和
Old
Chinese 		/*ɡoːl/

Definitions

禾

  1. grain; cereal
  2. rice plant
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 稻子 (“rice (plant)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 稻
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 稻子, 稻
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 稻子
Taiwan 稻子
Harbin 稻子
Jilu Mandarin Jinan 稻子
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 稻子
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 稻子
Zhengzhou 稻
Xi'an 稻子
Xining 稻子
Xuzhou 稻子, 稻
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 稻子
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) 稻子
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 稻子
Lanzhou 稻子
Ürümqi 稻子
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 穀子
Wuhan 稻穀, 穀
Kunming 稻子, 穀子
Guilin 穀子
Liuzhou 禾, 穀子
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 稻子
Yangzhou 稻子, 稻
Hefei 稻
Cantonese Guangzhou 禾
Hong Kong 禾
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) 禾
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) 禾
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) 禾
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) 禾
Macau 禾
Guangzhou (Panyu) 禾
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 禾
Guangzhou (Conghua) 禾
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 禾
Foshan 禾
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 禾
Foshan (Shunde) 禾
Foshan (Sanshui) 禾
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 穀
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 禾
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 禾
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 禾
Zhuhai (Doumen) 禾
Jiangmen (Baisha) 禾
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 禾
Taishan 禾
Kaiping (Chikan) 禾
Enping (Niujiang) 禾
Heshan (Yayao) 穀
Dongguan 禾
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 禾
Shenzhen (Dapeng) 禾
Qingyuan 禾
Fogang 禾仔
Yingde (Hanguang) 禾仔
Yangshan 禾
Lianshan (Butian) 禾
Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) 禾
Shaoguan 禾
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 禾
Renhua 禾
Lechang 禾
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) 禾
Sihui 禾仔
Guangning 禾
Deqing 禾
Huaiji 禾
Fengkai (Nanfeng) 禾
Yunfu 穀翁
Xinxing 禾
Luoding 禾
Yunan (Pingtai) 禾
Yangjiang 禾
Xinyi 禾
Maoming (Xinpo) 禾
Lianjiang 禾
Nanning 禾, 穀
Wuzhou 禾
Yulin 穀
Hepu (Lianzhou) 穀子, 禾
Hepu (Shatian) 禾
Guiping 穀
Mengshan (Xihe) 穀
Guigang (Nanjiang) 穀
Beiliu (Tangliao) 穀
Baise 穀
Bobai 禾
Lingshan 穀
Pubei 穀
Qinzhou 禾
Beihai 禾
Beihai (Nankang) 禾
Beihai (Yingpan) 禾
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 禾
Ningming 穀
Hengzhou 穀
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) 穀
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 禾
Danzhou 禾
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 禾
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 禾
Móng Cái 禾
Gan Nanchang 禾
Lichuan 禾
Pingxiang 禾
Jianning 禾
Taining 禾
Hakka Meixian 禾
Xingning 禾
Dabu (Xihe) 禾
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) 禾, 穀
Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) 穀
Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) 穀
Huiyang 禾
Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua) 穀
Huidong (Daling) 禾
Dongguan (Qingxi) 禾
Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) 穀, 禾
Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) 穀, 禾
Boluo (Bendihua) 穀
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 禾
Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) 禾
Zhongshan (Wuguishan) 禾
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 禾
Wuhua (Shuizhai) 禾
Wuhua (Huacheng) 禾
Wuhua (Changbu) 禾
Wuhua (Mianyang) 禾, 禾苗
Heyuan (Bendihua) 穀, 禾
Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) 穀
Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) 禾, 穀
Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua) 穀
Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) 穀
Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) 穀
Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) 穀
Wengyuan 禾
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 禾
Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) 穀
Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) 穀
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) 禾
Liannan 禾
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 禾
Jiexi 禾
Luhe 禾
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) 禾
Pinghe (Jiufeng) 禾
Changting 禾
Shanghang 禾
Longyan (Yongding) 禾
Wuping 禾
Wuping (Yanqian) 禾
Wuping (Pingyu) 禾
Liancheng 禾
Ninghua 禾
Qingliu 禾
Yudu 禾
Ningdu 禾
Ruijin 禾
Shicheng 禾
Shangyou (Shexi) 禾
Tonggu (Sandu) 禾
Ganzhou (Panlong) 禾
Dayu 禾
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 禾仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 禾仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 禾仔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 禾
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 禾仔, 禾
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 禾
Hong Kong 禾
Yangxi (Tangkou) 禾
Yangchun (Sanjia) 禾
Xinyi (Sihe) 禾
Xinyi (Qianpai) 禾
Gaozhou (Xindong) 禾
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) 禾
Huazhou (Xin'an) 禾
Lianjiang (Shijiao) 禾
Lianjiang (Qingping) 禾
Mengshan (Xihe) 禾
Luchuan 禾
Luchuan (Daqiao) 稻穀
Beiliu (Tang'an) 穀
Mashan (Pianlian) 穀
Sabah (Longchuan) 禾
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) 禾
Senai (Huiyang) 禾
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) 禾
Singkawang 禾
Huizhou Jixi 稻
Shexian 稻
Huangshan (Tunxi) 稻
Xiuning 稻
Yixian 稻
Qimen 穀, 稻子
Wuyuan 禾
Jin Taiyuan 稻子
Pingyao 稻
Xinzhou 稻子
Hohhot 稻子
Northern Min Jian'ou 禾, 早仔
Jian'ou (Dikou) 禾
Songxi 穀
Zhenghe 粟
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) 禾
Jianyang 早仔
Jianyang (Huangkeng) 禾
Wuyishan 早仔
Pucheng (Shibei) 禾
Eastern Min Fuzhou 粙
Fuzhou (Changle) 粙
Lianjiang 粙
Fuqing 粙
Pingtan 粙
Yongtai 粙
Minqing 粙
Gutian 粙
Pingnan 粙
Luoyuan 粙
Fu'an 粙
Ningde 粙
Xiapu 粙
Zherong 粙
Shouning 粙, 禾
Zhouning 粙
Fuding 粙
Youxi 禾
Youxi (Xiyang, Xibin) 禾
Youxi (Tiantang, Yangzhong) 禾
Youxi (Tangchuan) 粙
Youxi (Zhongxian) 禾
Matsu 粙
Southern Min Xiamen 粙仔, 粙
Xiamen (Tong'an) 粙仔
Quanzhou 粙, 粙仔
Jinjiang 粙仔
Nan'an 粙仔
Shishi 粙仔
Hui'an 粙仔
Anxi 粙仔
Yongchun 粙仔, 粙
Dehua 粙
Zhangzhou 粙仔, 粙
Zhangzhou (Longhai) 粙仔
Zhangzhou (Changtai) 粙仔
Hua'an 粙仔, 禾
Nanjing 粙仔
Pinghe 粙仔
Zhangpu 粙仔
Yunxiao 粙
Zhao'an 粙
Dongshan 粙
Taipei 粙仔
Kaohsiung 粙仔
Yilan 粙仔
Changhua (Lukang) 粙仔
Taichung 粙仔
Taichung (Wuqi) 粙仔
Tainan 粙仔
Taitung 粙仔
Hsinchu 粙仔
Kinmen 粙仔
Penghu (Magong) 粙
Singapore (Hokkien) 粙仔, 粙
Longyan 禾
Zhangping 禾
Zhangping (Yongfu) 禾
Datian 禾
Datian (Guangping) 禾
Youxi (Jiemian, Banmian) 粙
Youxi (Longyi, Xinyang) 禾
Chaozhou 粙
Shantou 粙
Shantou (Chenghai) 粙
Jieyang 粙
Haifeng 粙
Bangkok (Teochew) 粙
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 粙
Leizhou 粙
Wenchang 粙
Haikou 粙
Puxian Min Putian 粙
Xianyou 粙
Central Min Yong'an 禾
Sanming (Sanyuan) 禾
Sanming (Shaxian) 禾
Shaojiang Min Shaowu 禾
Guangze 禾
Jiangle 禾
Mingxi 禾
Shunchang 禾
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 粙
Zhongshan (Sanxiang) 粙
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 穀
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Dahe) 穀子
Shehua Fu'an 禾
Fuding 禾
Luoyuan 禾
Sanming 禾
Shunchang 禾
Hua'an 禾
Guixi (Zhangping) 禾
Cangnan 禾
Jingning (Hexi) 禾
Lishui 禾
Longyou 禾
Chaozhou 禾
Fengshun 禾
Wu Shanghai 稻
Shanghai (Chongming) 稻
Suzhou 稻
Wuxi 稻
Danyang 稻
Hangzhou 稻, 稻子
Ningbo 稻
Wenzhou 稻
Jinhua 稻
Jinhua (Tangxi) 稻
Pucheng 穀
Xiang Changsha 禾
Xiangtan 禾
Loudi 禾
Shuangfeng 禾
Quanzhou 禾, 穀子

Compounds

References

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.
 禾

Pronunciation borrowed from Mandarin 我 (wǒ), tone from Cantonese 我 (ngo5).

Pronunciation

Definitions

禾

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, leetspeak or sarcastic) I; me; my

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.
 禾

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Definitions

禾

  1. (Teochew, Leizhou Min) grain; cereal; crop

Japanese

Kanji

禾

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

  1. grain; cereal
  2. rice plant

Readings

  • Go-on: わ (wa)
  • Kan-on: か (ka)←くわ (kwa, historical)
  • Kun: いね (ine, 禾)、のぎ (nogi, 禾)
  • Nanori: のぎ (nogi)、のぶ (nobu)、ひいず (hīzu)

Korean

Etymology 1

Hanja

禾 (eumhun 벼 화 (byeo hwa))

  1. rice

Etymology 2

Hanja

禾 (eumhun 말 이빨의 수효 수 (mal ipparui suhyo su))

  1. the number of horse teeth

Vietnamese

Han character

禾: Hán Nôm readings: hòa/hoà

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