穗 Stroke Order — How to Write 穗

Stroke Order

穗 is written in 17 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.

穗 Radical and Character Components

Components:禾惠

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

Radical: 禾 + 12 more strokes

穗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

suì

Meanings of 穗 in Chinese

suì穗

The ear or spike of grain, where flowers and fruits are gathered at the top of the stem, such as wheat ears, rice ears, or a panicle.

金色的麦穗在风中摇曳。

Golden wheat ears sway in the wind.

An ornamental tassel, typically made from silk threads, cloth, or paper strips, tied together and hung downwards as a decoration, like those found on lanterns.

这个灯笼的穗子很长,随风摇曳,非常漂亮。

The tassel of this lantern is very long, swaying in the wind, it's very beautiful.

An alternative name for Guangzhou city.

我们计划去穗城旅行，品尝当地美食。

We plan to travel to Guangzhou city to taste local delicacies.

Common Words and Phrases with 穗

suì穗xuǎn选

Ear selection for seed purposes.

每年秋收前，经验丰富的农户都会细致地进行穗选，确保来年播种的种子质量上乘。

Every year before the autumn harvest, experienced farmers meticulously carry out ear selection to ensure the high quality of seeds for next year's planting.

suì穗zhóu轴

The central axis of a grain ear (like corn) to which the grains are attached.