稻 Stroke Order — How to Write 稻

Stroke Order

稻 is written in 15 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 禾, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

稻 Radical and Character Components

Components:禾舀

稻 is a phono-semantic compound: 禾 (grain) carries the meaning, while 舀 indicates the sound.

Radical: 禾 + 10 more strokes

稻 Pronunciation and Pinyin

dào

Meanings of 稻 in Chinese

dào稻

Rice; paddy; an annual herbaceous plant that produces rice grains, including both lowland and upland varieties. Often refers to the plant itself or its unhulled grains.

稻米是亚洲许多国家的主食。

Rice is the staple food in many Asian countries.

Common Words and Phrases with 稻

dào稻cǎo草

rice straw

农民用稻草给牲畜铺垫，保持它们的温暖和干燥。

Farmers use straw to bed their livestock, keeping them warm and dry.

dào稻cǎo草rén人

A scarecrow; metaphorically, a person without real ability or power.

尽管他身居高位，但明眼人都知道他只是个稻草人，公司里的重大决策都是由背后的人操控的。

Despite his high position, everyone with an insight knows he's just a scarecrow; the major decisions in the company are controlled by the people behind him.

dào稻gǔ谷

Unhusked rice, also known as paddy.