Additional information about 禾
說文解字: 【禾】，嘉穀也。二月始生，八月而孰，得時之中，故謂之禾。 〔小徐本「二月」上有「從」，「孰」作「熟」，「中」下有「和」。〕 禾，木也。 〔小徐本無「也」。〕 木王而生，金王而死。从木、从𠂹省。𠂹，象其穗。凡禾之屬皆从禾。 【戶戈切】
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- MILLET
Sù 粟 is the most common word for foxtail millet (Setaria italica), and it refers to it as a food and grain.
Liáng 粱 is a fine millet grain.
Hé 禾 is 1) a term for foxtail millet (Setaria italica) as one regards the form of a plant. 2) a specific word for a stalk of millet.
Pēi 秠 refers to a kind of dark millet (Panicum miliaceum) with two grains in one husk.
Jì 稷 is an ancient specific term for foxtail millet (Setaria italica), having the religious nuance.
Shǔ 黍 is a general term for millet of Panicum miliaceum kind.
Lù 稑 refers to foxtail millet (Setaria italica) which is sewn late and ripe early.
Qǐ 芑 is a word for a fine millet grain used in antiquity.