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穡

简穑 · 繁穡

Mandarin · pinyin sè

gather in harvest

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穡: Look up this written character
穑: sè · farm, harvest grain; stingy

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4 · se4

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character · Etymology 1

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

character · Etymology 2

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

character · Etymology 3

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

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