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stalk (stem) of grain

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approved by Prismcool · Nov 5, 2024, 11:18 PM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Nov 5, 2024, 11:18 PM

禾

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Depicts grain (禾) with a mark in the middle to indicate the location of grain's stem. Original form of 䅀.

Components

禾
禾 Iconic component
hé grain stalk
◎
◎ Iconic component
characterless component

Mark used here to indicate the location of the stem.


Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Regular Modern

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.514zi.tools
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica