稻 meaning and stroke order
Rice plant; rice growing in the field
How to write 稻, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 稻
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- paddy
- rice (Oryza sativa)
How 稻 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Grain.
禾 gives the meaning and 舀 hints at the sound.
Radical: 禾 (cereal), shared by 66 characters on this site.
How to remember 稻
On the left is 禾 (hé), a grain plant, which tells you the meaning. On the right is 舀 (yǎo, to scoop), which gives the sound, so picture scooping up grains from a rice plant.
稻 (dào) refers to rice as a growing plant in the field, not cooked rice. It usually appears in compounds like 水稻 (shuǐdào) and 稻田 (dàotián). Example: 秋天的稻田一片金黄。 (Qiūtiān de dàotián yí piàn jīnhuáng.) In autumn the rice paddies are all golden.
Common mistake: Learners often use 稻 for rice they eat, but cooked rice is 米饭 (mǐfàn) and uncooked grains are 米 (mǐ). Also, the phonetic 舀 is read yǎo, while 稻 is read dào with a falling fourth tone.
Common words with 稻
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
稻 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 稻
How many strokes are in 稻?
稻 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 稻 mean?
稻 (dào) means rice plant; rice growing in the field. A common word with it is 稻草 (dàocǎo), meaning "rice straw".
How do you pronounce 稻?
稻 is pronounced dào, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 稻?
The radical of 稻 is 禾, which carries the idea of "cereal". Dictionaries list 稻 under this radical.
Is 稻 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 稻 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 稻, 米 and 饭?
稻 (dào) is the rice plant or unhusked rice in the field. 米 (mǐ) is the husked raw grain you buy, and 饭 (fàn) or 米饭 (mǐfàn) is cooked rice.
Why does 稻草人 mean scarecrow?
稻草 (dàocǎo) is rice straw and 人 (rén) is person, so 稻草人 is literally a straw person. Farmers made these figures from straw and set them in fields to scare birds.