稻

Glyph origin
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Etymology
Area word (rice culture originated in the south). Often compared with 🇨🇬, whence 🇨🇬.

The relationship with similar-looking Mon-Khmer words is ambiguous. proposes a connection to 🇨🇬, which in turn is linked to 🇨🇬, as the two plants share the same farming niche.

Alternatively, derives this word from. If so, since the 🇨🇬 comparandum only has the derived sense of “rice”, it would be borrowed from Chinese rather than the other way around.

The native Min word may be a variant (, apud, p.c.).

Definitions

 * 1) paddy; rice

Kanji

 * 1) rice plant