秸

稭

jiē

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frequent character

variant of 秸[jie1]

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

grain stalks left after threshing

Homophones

to receive, to answer (the phone)

all, each and every, in all cases

tear off, take off, uncover, lift

(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)

rank or step, stairs

see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]

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