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禾穀

简禾谷 · 繁禾穀

Mandarin · pinyin hé gǔ

cereal
food grain

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禾: hé · grain still on stalk; rice plant
穀: Look up this written character
谷: gǔ · valley, gorge, ravine; Kangxi radical 150

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2–3 · he2 gu3

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