禾 Migrants

shāo

a little [adj.]
禾 + 肖xiào
grain + resemble

grains resemble little bits of time

qiū

autumn
禾 + 火
grain + fire

grain is the color of fire in the autumn

seasons
禾 + 子
grain + child

grain and children have seasons

grain produces "children" (seeds) in season

jiān

double [adj.]
丷 + 肀 + 八
horns + rakes + animal legs

This is an illegal (horns) migrant worker who holds double jobs, a day laborer with a rake and a night hand at an animal shelter.

wěi

committee
禾 + 女
grain + woman

a committee about whole grains made up of women

lián

inexpensive
广 + 兼jiān
cave + double

most inexpensive house for someone with double jobs is a cave

zhuàn

earn
贝 + 兼jiān
shells + double

earn shells to maintain the double life OR work double jobs to earn enough shells

profit [n.]
禾 + 刂
grain + sword

cut grain to sell for profit

General Mills cut costs to make a profit

accumulate
禾 + 只zhǐ
grain + only

our accumulated weight at pack out is only the grain we are shipping

chēng

weigh
禾 + 尔
grain + you [literary]

Which weighs more, the grain or you?

rent [n./v.]
禾 + 且
grain + shelves

mice rent the shelves with the grain

xiù

elegant
禾 + 乃
grain + fist

an elegant grain bouquet held in the eco-bride’s fist

academic discipline
禾hé + 斗
grain + big dipper

ancient academic disciplines of agriculture and astronomy

zhì

order
禾 + 失shī
grain + lose

planting orderly rows of grain, easy to lose track of which one you are on

wěn

stable [adj.]
禾 + 急
grain + anxious

anxious about a stable, whole grain diet

shèng

leftover [adj.]
乘chéng + 刂
hitch a ride + sword

migrant hitches a ride north and then pulls a sword to demand your leftovers OR multiply + sword: when quantities are multiplied, you divide the leftovers with a sword

shift [v.]
禾 + 多
grain + many

grain harvest shifts many migrants to a new place

chéng

hitch a ride
禾 + 北
grain + north

migrant workers hitch a ride north to harvest grain OR 乘 also means multiply: grain multiplies as you move north

scarce
禾 + 希xī
grain + hope

scarce grain, hope for better times

qiàn

apology
兼jiān + 欠qiàn
double + lack

double back to give the apology that is lacking

harmony
禾hé + 口
grain + mouth

whole grains in your mouth = (digestive) harmony

when grain fills the mouths of the populations, there is harmony

de

[for verb complements]
彳 + 旦dàn + 寸
queue + daybreak + thumb

verb to what end? day worker waiting in line at daybreak, with their thumb up to get picked up

xiāng

perfume [n.]
禾 + 日
grain + sun

fragrance of ripe wheat in the sun

zhǒng

species
禾 + 中zhōng
grain + middle

what species of grain do Chinese prefer?

a new species of grain is found in the middle of two other species

chéng

journey [n.]
禾 + 呈chéng
grain + submit

migrant workers submit to a journey to harvest more grain

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