xiān籼（秈）
籼（秈）
technical
common
Meaning of 籼
籼 means indica rice; long-grain non-glutinous rice (Oryza sativa subsp. indica). Pronounced xiān.
- indica rice; long-grain non-glutinous rice (Oryza sativa subsp. indica)
Character Info
Radical禾
Strokes8
Components
禾
山
Stroke Order
籼
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xiān秈
dào稻
shì适
hé合
zài在
nán南
fāng方
gāo高
wēn温
duō多
shī湿
de的
huán环
jìng境
zhōng中
zhǒng种
zhí植
。
This variety of indica rice is suitable for cultivation in the hot and humid environment of the south.
Xiān秈
mǐ米
de的
zhí直
liàn链
diàn淀
fěn粉
hán含
liàng量
jiào较
gāo高
，
zhǔ煮
shú熟
hòu后
kē颗
lì粒
fēn分
míng明
。
Indica rice has a higher amylose content, and the grains remain separate and distinct after cooking.
Zǎo早
xiān籼
dào稻
yī一
bān般
zài在
chūn春
jì季
bō播
zhǒng种
，
xià夏
jì季
shōu收
huò获
。
Early indica rice is usually sown in spring and harvested in summer.
Measure Words
种/ zhǒng
Primary
亩/ mǔ