懂中文 Dong Chinese

秧

yāng

rice seedlings

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 央 represents the sound.

Components
禾 meaning component

禾  Meaning component

hé

  

grain stalk

央 sound component

央  Sound component

yāng

  

beg

Evolution

秧 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
秧 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

秧  

yāng

rice seedlings, young rice plants; shoots; sprouts

Most common words with 秧
Freq.
Word
Meaning

插秧

to transplant rice seedlings

秧

shoots

病秧子

(coll.) invalid

秧苗

seedling

秧歌

Yangge, a popular rural folk dance