穭 (lǚ) - Wild grain & self-sown rice
穭 · lǚ
Wild grain;
self-sown rice;
uncultivated crops that grow naturally without planting.
Wild grainself-sown riceuncultivated crops that grow naturally without planting.
Usage highlights
Wild riceSelfWild milletUncultivated cerealNatural grain growthWild crop harvest
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The field was full of wild rice (穭稻).
- They gathered self-sown grains (穭谷) from the marsh.
- Ancient people sometimes relied on wild cereals (穭禾).
- This type of wild millet (穭黍) grows without cultivation.
Collocations
- Wild rice(穭稻)
- Self-sown grain(穭谷)
- Wild millet(穭黍)
- Uncultivated cereal(穭禾)
- Natural grain growth(穭生)
- Wild crop harvest(收穭)
Idioms
- Wild grains growing abundantly(穭谷丰登)
- Harvesting self-sown crops(采穭而食)
- Grains growing without cultivation(不耕而穭)
Cultural background
FAQ- Represents natural abundance and spontaneous growth in agricultural societies.
- Historically significant as a backup food source when cultivated crops failed.
- Appears in classical texts describing natural phenomena and agricultural practices.