穗 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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suì

ear of grain

Components

禾 Meaning component

hé

grain stalk

grain

惠 Sound component

huì

favor

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

suì

ear of grain; tassel; Guangzhou; fringe

Suì

abbr. for Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guǎngzhōu]

Most common words with 穗

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	穗	fringe
	麦穗	ear of wheat
	稻穗	rice ear
	果穗	bunch (of grapes)
	接穗	scion (branch or bud that is grafted onto rootstock)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*s.[ɢ]ʷi[t]-s	zwijH	suì	ear of grain

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

3378th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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