Chinese Word: 稻 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

稻HSK 6

Pinyin: dào

English Definition: paddy; rice (Oryza sativa)

Chinese Definition:
①一年生草本植物，子实称“稻谷”，去壳后称“大米”。有水稻、旱稻之分。通常指水稻：稻子。稻草。稻米(亦称“大米”)。稻糠。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 禾

Pictophonetic:舀 indicates the sound; 禾 (grain) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 禾 [ hé ] cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk
- 舀 [ yǎo ] to ladle out; to scoop

Similar Characters: 蹈稃

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水稻	shuǐ dào	rice; paddy; Classifiers: 株
稻田	dào tián	paddy field; rice paddy
稻草	dào cǎo	rice straw
稻谷HSK 6	dào gǔ	rice crops
早稻	zǎo dào	early season rice; rice at transplanting or still unripe

1		shuǐ dào 水稻 zhǔ yào 主要 chǎn 产 zài 在 nán fāng 南方。 Rice is grown chiefly in the south.
2		zhè kuài 这块 tǔ di 土地 shì hé 适合 zhòng zhí 种植 shuǐ dào 水稻。 This piece of land is suitable for growing rice.
3		dào cǎo rén 稻草人 de 的 shēn tǐ 身体 hěn 很 jiē shi 结实， xià zǒu 吓走 le 了 xiǎo dòng wù 小动物。 The scarecrow had a strong body and scared away small animals.
4		zhè kuài 这块 tǔ di 土地 yù jì 预计 kě 可 zhòng zhí 种植 1200 mǔ 亩 shuǐ dào 水稻。 This piece of land is expected to yield 1200 mu of rice.
5		gān yí zhí 肝移植 cháng cháng 常常 shì 是 zhōng 终 mò qī 末期 gān bìng 肝病 huàn zhě 患者 de 的 zuì hòu 最后 jiù mìng 救命 dào cǎo 稻草。 Liver transplantation is often the last resort for patients with end-stage liver disease.

1		shuǐ dào 水稻 zhǔ yào 主要 chǎn 产 zài 在 nán fāng 南方。 Rice is grown chiefly in the south.
2		zhè kuài 这块 tǔ di 土地 shì hé 适合 zhòng zhí 种植 shuǐ dào 水稻。 This piece of land is suitable for growing rice.
3		dào cǎo rén 稻草人 de 的 shēn tǐ 身体 hěn 很 jiē shi 结实， xià zǒu 吓走 le 了 xiǎo dòng wù 小动物。 The scarecrow had a strong body and scared away small animals.
4		zhè kuài 这块 tǔ di 土地 yù jì 预计 kě 可 zhòng zhí 种植 1200 mǔ 亩 shuǐ dào 水稻。 This piece of land is expected to yield 1200 mu of rice.
5		gān yí zhí 肝移植 cháng cháng 常常 shì 是 zhōng 终 mò qī 末期 gān bìng 肝病 huàn zhě 患者 de 的 zuì hòu 最后 jiù mìng 救命 dào cǎo 稻草。 Liver transplantation is often the last resort for patients with end-stage liver disease.