穑 sè — harvest grain · English

穑

sè

harvest grain

At a glance · 穑

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Evolution of the glyph

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Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从禾嗇声，形声字，本指收获庄稼。隶楷作「穡」，简化作「穑」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「穑」本指收割谷物，与「稼」（种）相对。

Structure

形声字，禾为意符，嗇（啬）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinsè

Radical禾

Strokes16

UnicodeU+7A51

Character type形声

Theme植物

Six languages, one character

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English harvest grain To harvest grain; farming.

Français récolter, moisson Récolter du grain; agriculture.

Español cosechar, siega Cosechar grano; agricultura.

العربية يحصد، غلة يحصد الحبوب أو الحصاد.

Русский жать, убирать Жать зерно; уборка урожая, земледелие.

Common words

穑sèharvest grain
稼穑jià sèfarming

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