庄稼

zhuāng jia · HSK 7

crop

庄稼 — crop

🌾🌽 稼 = 禾 grain radical + 家 home: the grain a farm home raises; 庄 = farmstead, so 庄稼 = farmstead crops

庄 means farmstead or village; 稼 pairs the 禾 grain radical with 家 home, meaning the grain crops a household grows. Together 庄稼 names the standing crops in the fields, measured with 种 zhong3.

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