穡

简 穑 · 繁 穡
Mandarin · pinyin sè

Meanings

  1. gather in harvest
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穑
sè · farm, harvest grain; stingy
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4 · se4

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character · Etymology 1

  1. to harvest; to reap
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) harvest; crops
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to plant crops; to cultivate; to work on a farm
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) ear of grain
  5. (literary or Hokkien) farming; farm labour
  6. (Hokkien) work; labour (in general)
  7. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to link together; to connect; to hook together

character · Etymology 2

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 嗇 /啬 (sè, “to cherish; to not waste”)

character · Etymology 3

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 㱇 (“anxious; distressed; sorrowful”)

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