穗
Sui4
#3,372 most
frequent character
abbr. for Guangzhou 廣州|广州[Guang3 zhou1]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
穗 began as 'to pick grain'. 禾 grain is the meaning part, and 惠 huì supplies the sound, sharing the rhyme. From picking grain the sense moved to the ear of grain, then to a fringe or tassel. The later use as a short name for Guangzhou was borrowed for its sound alone.
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