禾 (wo4 | he2) : grain

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禾

wo4

he2

[1] [n] grain still on its stalk [2] [n] rice plant; rice crop

Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 禾 (#115)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

禾

This word has been viewed 7036 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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禾稈冚珍珠 wo4 gon2 kam2 zan1 zyu1 = to pretend to be poor; to hide one’s true wealth; lit. rice stalks covering pearls 粵

禾苗 wo4 miu4 he2 miao2 = rice seedling, grain crop seedling

禾稈 wo4 gon2 = the stalk of a rice plant; rice straw 粵

禾穗 wo4 seoi6 = rachis; an ear of grain

禾花雀 wo4 faa1 zoek3*2 = yellow-breasted bunting

割禾 got3 wo4 = harvesting of rice

禾稈草 wo4 gon2 cou2 = hay

禾蟲 wo4 cung4*2 he2 chong2 = rice worm (Phascolosoma japonicum)

禾雀 wo4 zoek3*2 = a ricebird; a paddy sparrow

嘉禾娛樂有限公司 gaa1 wo4 jyu4 lok6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 jia1 he2 wu4 le4 you3 xian4 gong1 si1 = Golden Harvest Entertainment Co Ltd

禾捆 wo4 kwan2 he2 kun3 = sheaf, bundle of grain

割禾青 got3 wo4 ceng1 ge1 he2 qing1 = (mahjong) "cut the harvest green"

嘉禾 gaa1 wo4 jia1 he2 = Golden Harvest (film production company); Jiahe (place in Hunan)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 禾
Unicode code for this character: U+79BE (off-site link)

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