稻 dào rice plant
rice plant; rice growing in the field
How to remember 稻: 禾 grain + 舀 scoop out = rice plant. In the flooded paddy the old farmer checks the young grain and stops to scoop out extra water from around each rice plant.
Component breakdown
稻 = 禾 grain + 舀 scoop out
- 禾 grain
- 舀 scoop out
In the flooded paddy the old farmer checks the young grain and stops to scoop out extra water from around each rice plant.
How it is used
- Rice plant/paddy rice - 水稻 (shuǐdào) paddy rice (the growing plant), 稻田 (dàotián) a rice field.
- 稻 is the plant in the field; 米 (mǐ) is the harvested raw grain; 饭 (fàn) is cooked rice.
- 稻草 (dàocǎo) = rice straw; 稻草人 = a scarecrow.
- 稻谷 (dàogǔ) = unhusked rice grains.