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)
1 characters- 禾hé
(bound form) grain plant; cereal crop
5 strokes
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.