First, millet
Millet (pinyin: shǔ) is the second-level word of Chinese general specification. This word first appeared in Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Shang Dynasty, and its ancient glyph is like the image of mature millet with scattered ears. Some of this glyph is added with "water", which probably means that water is needed for irrigation. Millet is a kind of food crop, similar to rice, commonly known as yellow rice.
Second, millet
Ji (Pinyin: Jiì) is a second-class Chinese character with general specifications. This word began to appear in the Warring States script, and its generation time may be earlier. The original meaning of millet is a kind of food crop, but the specific meanings are different, one is millet, the other is sorghum, and the other is non-sticky millet. Millet was a very important food crop in ancient times and was regarded as the length of a hundred grains. Millet evolved from the length of a hundred grains to the god of grains, and was called "country" together with the earth god, and later became the representative name of the country.
Third, wheat
Mai, Pinyin: mài, which is a first-class word in Chinese general specification, is both a pictophonetic word and a knowing word. Oracle Bone Inscriptions glyph. Never, from ba, is the differentiation word of lai word. The original meaning refers to the meaning of coming, but the meaning of coming later is expressed by what wheat said. Wheat is an annual or biennial herb, including wheat, barley, oats and rye. Fruit is mainly used as grain or concentrate feed, wine making, caramel making, etc. Culms can be used for weaving or papermaking. Mai is also one of the radicals of Chinese characters.
Fourth, the grass roots
Ji is a Chinese character, pronounced shū. The seal writing "Ga" means to grow like beans. After writing "Feng", it became a pictophonetic character, with "Fu (grass)" as the phonetic side and "Shu" as the phonetic side. "Zizania latifolia" is the general term for beans.
V. Rice
Dao (Pinyin: dào) is a first-class standard Chinese character (commonly used word). The specific time of this word is unknown. Some people think that it first appeared in Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Shang Dynasty, and the upper part of its ancient glyph is "meter"; The lower part is like a basket container for rice. Later, it became a pictophonetic structure, from the sound of grain and scooping. The original meaning of "rice" is a kind of panicum miliaceum, and rice is actually called "paddy", and after hulling, it is "rice" for eating. There is a post of "rice man" in Zhou Li, which is an official who specializes in planting rice.