Shuowen component 253: 禾
About this component
Component: 禾
Seal font (Chongxi): 禾
Mandarin: hé
Sino-Vietnamese: —
Japanese: カ (ka) ; ワ (wa) ; のぎへん (nogihen) ; いね (ine) ; のぎ (nogi)
Korean: HWA / 화
Unihan definition: grain still on stalk; rice plant
Variants: —
Shuowen entry
嘉穀也。二月始生，八月而孰，得時之中，故謂之禾。禾，木也。木王而生，金王而死。从木，从𠂹省。𠂹象其穗。凡禾之屬皆从禾。