穗
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ear of grain; tassel; fringe
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 禾 +12
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 穗
- Common rank
- #2,354
- Unicode
- U+7A57
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 穗
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金头穗鹛 | (bird species of China) golden babbler (Cyanoderma chrysaeum) | |
| 红头穗鹛 | (bird species of China) rufous-capped babbler (Cyanoderma ruficeps) | |
| 黑头穗鹛 | (bird species of China) grey-throated babbler (Stachyris nigriceps) | |
| 三穗县 | Sansui, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州[… | |
| 齐眉穗儿 | bangs (hair) | |
| 红额穗鹛 | (bird species of China) rufous-fronted babbler (Cyanoderma rufifrons) | |
| 斑颈穗鹛 | (bird species of China) spot-necked babbler (Stachyris strialata) | |
| 三穗 | see 三穗縣|三穗县[San1 sui4 Xian4] | |
| 弄岗穗鹛 | (bird species of China) Nonggang babbler (Stachyris nonggangensis) | |
| 果穗 | ear (of corn or sorghum etc); bunch (of grapes); infructescence | |
| 接穗 | scion (branch or bud that is grafted onto rootstock) | |
| 麦穗 | ear of wheat | |
| 谷穗 | ear of grain; gerbe (used on coats of arms) | |
| 黑颏穗鹛 | (bird species of China) black-chinned babbler (Cyanoderma pyrrhops) | |
| 抽穗 | (of cereal crops) to put forth ears; to come into ear | |
| 吐穗 | to have the ears of grain come up | |
| 穗饰 | tassel | |
| 孕穗 | (grain farming) booting (i.e. the swelling of the leaf sheath due to panicle growth) | |
| 稻穗 | rice ear | |
| 穗䳭 | (bird species of China) northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 惠 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 惠 sound part | favor, benefit, blessing, kindness | |
| 蟪 | a kind of cicada; Platypleura | |
| 蕙 | a fragrant orchid; Coumarouna odorata |