Grain Radical (禾) — Characters, Meaning and Practice Worksheet
禾 is the grain radical. It appears in 27 of the most common Chinese characters — these 12 are the ones worth learning first, and the worksheet below gives every one of them a pinyin header, a stroke-by-stroke model and blank Tianzige grids to copy into.
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What does 禾 mean?
Grain radical · 禾 hé · 5 strokes · grain; a rice plant
It usually appears on the left, or at the top. The Origin column below shows what each character's parts do — many take their meaning from the radical, some take their sound from the other half.
Shapes: 禾
禾 itself: A plant stalk with a sagging head
12 common characters with 禾
Ranked by how often they appear in real written Chinese. Every character links to its own page with a stroke-order animation and example words.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 和 | hé | and | 禾 supplies the sound |
| 种 | zhǒng | [indicating species] kind, type | 中 supplies the sound |
| 利 | lì | advantage; benefit, profit, gain | Harvesting 刂 grain 禾 |
| 程 | chéng | rule; order; regulations; formula; journey; procedure; sequence | 呈 supplies the sound |
| 科 | kē | branch of study; division, section | A hand measuring 斗 grain 禾 |
| 委 | wěi | used in 委蛇 | |
| 称 | chēng | call; say, state; weigh | |
| 积 | jī | accumulate, collect | 只 supplies the sound |
| 私 | sī | personal, private; illicit | 厶 provides the meaning and pronunciation |
| 秘 | mì | secret | 必 supplies the sound |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant, sweet-scented; sound (sleep); appetising, (eat) with relish | A herb 禾 with a sweet 甘 smell |
| 稳 | wěn | steady; certain | 㥯 supplies the sound |
Related Radicals
- 目Eye radical · mù20 common characters · eye
- 石Stone radical · shí19 common characters · stone
- 礻Spirit radical · shì17 common characters · an altar; spirits; worship
- 穴Cave radical · xué9 common characters · a cave; a hole
- 立Stand radical · lì14 common characters · to stand
- 米Rice radical · mǐ16 common characters · rice
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