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稃
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husk

HSK 10
Objects →Food
fū
Components
禾 standing grain+ 孚 brood =
稃 husk
禾 Meaning component
hé standing grain
grain still on stalk
grain
孚 Phonetic component
fú brood
brood over eggs
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Notes
Similar Characters
兼 double利 profit委 committee年 year朵 flouds秀 elegant秉 wield秊 harvest-year (archaic)秋 autumn稟 report to (trad)穆 reverent囷 round-shaped storage bin季 seasons犂 plow (iii)禿 bald (trad)私 private秃 bald (simp)秆 grain (simp)种 race (simp)科 department
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
稃
Regular
Modern
Chinese
稃 [fū]
husk; outside shell of grain
Japanese
卵 、 殻 、 稃 かい 、 かいご 同音
noun archaic egg; eggshell
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
外稃 [wài​fū] #70,419
(botany) lemma
内稃 [nèi​fū] #73,784
(botany) palea
内稃 [nèi​fū] #73,784
(botany) palea
熬稃 [āo​fū]
puffed grain
麦稃 [mài​fū]
barley husk
麦稃 [mài​fū]
barley husk
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
卵 [かい] #242,130
egg