Character

稻

dào HSK 6

稻 dào HSK 6

1. rice plant (annual grass with narrow leaves; staple crop in China, mainly paddy rice)
2. grain of the rice plant; paddy
3. a surname

Words using 稻 as dào (2)

1 水稻 shuǐ dào — rice HSK 6
- 水 water (indicates rice grown in flooded paddies)
- 稻 rice plant
Example

中国南方种植很多水稻。

Zhōng guó nán fāng zhòng zhí hěn duō shuǐ dào

Southern China grows a lot of rice.
2 稻草 dào cǎo — rice straw HSK 7
- 稻 rice (plant), indicates the source material
- 草 straw/grass, indicates the form and type of material
Example

稻草可以用来喂牛。

dào cǎo kě yǐ yòng lái wèi niú

Rice straw can be used to feed cattle.

Structure & writing

稻 dào — rice plant (annual grass with narrow leaves; staple crop in China, mainly paddy rice)

稻 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant

禾 is a component in 37 characters

HSK 1

和 hé harmonious; peaceful 租 zū to rent, pay to use something for an agreed period

HSK 3

季 jì the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order) 秋 qiū autumn; fall (third season of the year) 种 zhǒng species, the basic unit of biological classification, below genus 香 xiāng fragrant; pleasant-smelling (opposite of 臭)

HSK 4

乘 chéng to ride; to travel by (vehicle or animal) 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt') 秀 xiù (of plants) to put forth flowers or ears, especially crops 科 kē category of academic discipline, course, or field of work 秒 miǎo awn on grain husks

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积 jī to accumulate gradually 程 chéng rules; regulations 稍 shāo slightly; a little

HSK 5

私 sī private; personal (opposite of 公) 秘 mì secret; not made public 称 chēng to call; to be called 移 yí to move; to shift 税 shuì tax; duties levied by the government

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稳 wěn stable; steady

HSK 6

委 wěi winding, tortuous; euphemistic 秩 zhì (lit.) orderly; well-organized 稻 dào rice plant (annual grass with narrow leaves; staple crop in China, mainly paddy rice) 稼 jia to plant (grain crops) 稿 gǎo draft or manuscript of a poem, essay, drawing, etc.

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菌 jūn microorganism (bacteria, fungi, mold, etc.); esp. pathogenic bacteria 颖 yǐng awn-bearing husk of certain grasses (e.g. rice, wheat)

HSK 7

秃 tū bald (of a person's head); bare of feathers or fur (of an animal's head or tail) 秉 bǐng (lit.) to hold; to grasp 秤 chèng weighing scale or balance (including steelyard, platform scale, spring scale, etc.); especially a steelyard 秧 yāng seedling of a plant, especially rice seedling 秽 huì dirty; unclean

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稀 xī rare; scarce; few 稚 zhì (dial.) late-planted crops 稠 chóu thick; viscous (of liquid, opposite of 稀) 稽 jī to stay; to tarry 酥 sū food made from the skin of curdled cow's or goat's milk; clarified butter (ancient usage)

2 舀 yǎo — to scoop or ladle out liquid with a dipper or spoon

舀 is a component in 3 characters

HSK 5

蹈 dǎo to tread on; to trample

HSK 6

稻 dào rice plant (annual grass with narrow leaves; staple crop in China, mainly paddy rice)

HSK 7

滔 tāo floodwaters overflowing

Stroke order