⽲

grain

hé (he2)

Radical no. 115 · 5 strokes (第 115 部首 · 5 画 dì 115 bùshǒu · 5 huà)

Radical ⽲ (hé) — meaning: grain, 5 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical represents a stylized depiction of grain or rice plants, derived from ancient pictographic forms. It originates from oracle-bone script and evolved through historical writing systems to denote food crops and cereal grains.

Mnemonic: Picture a simple grain stalk with a stem and grain clusters arranged above—that is the shape of this radical.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

55 characters

Stroke count

All strokes 1-3 strokes 4-6 strokes 7-10 strokes 11+ strokes

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Stroke count (default)Frequency HSK level Random

穗suì
ear of grain
17 strokes
穜tóng
early-planted late-ripening grain
17 strokes
穟suì
ear of grain
17 strokes
获huò
(literary) to catch; to capture
HSK 4
18 strokes
穮biāo
to weed
20 strokes
穯sè
old variant of 穡|穑[se4]
20 strokes
穰ráng
abundant
22 strokes

Quick check

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Question 1 of 5

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Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.

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