禾
The 禾 radical
Grain, cereal plant
Memory hook
A grain plant bending under ripe ears
The 禾 radical (read hé) means grain, cereal plant. The HSK 3.0 data contains 31 characters and 160 words built on it — learning them together is far faster than one character at a time.
Practise the 禾 radical
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Characters with the 禾 radical
31 charactersThe free plan shows 9 characters per HSK level (25/31 characters of this radical).
HSK 2· 4 characters
HSK 2秋
autumn
科
subject; discipline
租
to rent; to hire
称
to weigh
HSK 3· 3 characters
HSK 3种
kind; sort; type
积
to accumulate, amass
程
journey, route
HSK 4· 4 characters
HSK 4秀
handsome, beautiful
秘
secret, confidential
移
to move
稳
stable, steady
HSK 5· 3 characters
HSK 5私
private, personal
秒
second
稍
a little, a bit
HSK 6· 2 characters
HSK 6税
tax
稿
draft, manuscript
HSK 7-9· 9 characters
HSK 7-9禾
rice plant
秃
bald, hairless
秉
to hold; to grasp; to keep
秤
scale (weighing device)
秦
refers to the Qin dynasty in Chinese history
秧
rice seedling (young plant raised for transplanting)
秩
order, hierarchy
秽
dirty, filthy
稀
sparse, thinly scattered (opposite of 'dense')
Vocabulary with the 禾 radical
160 wordsWords containing at least one character with the 禾 radical, ordered by HSK level.
The free plan shows 9 words per HSK level (53/160 words of this radical).
to rent out; to lease
taxi
name; title; designation
autumn; fall
subject; discipline
science; scientific
to rent; to hire
to call; to address as
all kinds of; various
engineer
rent (for housing)
kind; sort; type
seed
science and technology
active; proactive; positive
to be called; to be known as
degree; level; extent
excellent, outstanding
internal medicine
many types, many kinds
engineering project, technical project
stable, steady
undergraduate (regular university program)
mysterious
autumn
to plant, to sow
Mid-Autumn Festival
volume
variety, breed, species
major, field of study
personal, private
second
call, address as
title, appellation
a little, a bit
pediatrics
surgery
various, all kinds of
scientific research
rent, rental fee
tax
manuscript, draft
itinerary; schedule
to smuggle
to make a special trip, to go specifically
To make the most of every minute and second, to waste no time.
the entire journey, from start to finish
accumulation fund, provident fund
tariff; customs duty
course; process of development
to be known as; to claim to be
Each goes their own way
can be called, can be regarded as, deserves to be called
Why learn vocabulary by the 禾 radical?
The 禾 radical hints at the meaning grain, cereal plant. When you meet an unfamiliar character carrying it, you already know part of its meaning before reaching for a dictionary — which is why learners who know their radicals move faster.
How to study: read the memory hook, skim the 31 characters to spot the pattern, then drill the 160 words with flashcards. Spaced repetition brings each word back exactly when you need it.