秸

jiē
#3,831 most
frequent character
grain stalks left after threshing

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

秸 joins 禾 grain with the sound 吉 jí. It first meant the stalk of a cereal plant. The meaning then grew to stalks left after threshing, and then to stubble.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

秸jiē
variant of 秸[jie1]

Homophones

HSK 3
接jiē
to receive, to answer (the phone)
HSK 6
皆jiē
all, each and every, in all cases
街jiē
street
揭jiē
tear off, take off, uncover, lift
结jiē
(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)
阶jiē
rank or step, stairs
节jiē
see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]

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