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Meaning of 穗

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Pinyin: suì
English Definition: ear of grain; fringe; tassel; abbr. for Guangzhou 广州
Chinese Definition:
①禾本植物聚生在茎的顶端的花和果实:麦穗。稻穗。谷穗。穗轴。穗状花序。
②用丝线、布条或纸条等扎成的、挂起来往下垂的装饰品:灯笼穗儿。
③在中国广东省广州市的别称。
④姓氏。
Total strokes: 17; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (grain) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk
    • [ huì ] favor, benefit, blessing, kindness
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Example Words
麦穗 mài suì ear of wheat
稻穗 dào suì rice ear
谷穗 suì ear of grain; gerbe (used on coats of arms)
接穗 jiē suì scion (branch or bud that is grafted onto rootstock)
孕穗 yùn suì (grain farming) booting (i.e. the swelling of the leaf sheath due to panicle growth)
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Example Sentences
1
Two sparrows on one ear of corn make an ill agreement.
2
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12
I hit a deal today for 12 ears of corn for $1.98!
3
There are more kernels in a given ear of maize.
4
For the lithium-ion version, it is manganese dioxide spiked with lithium ions.
5
Quickly strips kernels from ears of corn and helps protect fingers.