Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Grain (hé) Jia Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 857, Entry 30 Pronounced jia. To plant is called jia, to harvest is called se. Book of Documents (Shangshu): The earth signifies planting and harvesting. Commentary: Planting grain is called jia, similar to how marrying off a daughter leads to new life. Explaining Texts (Shuowen): The ripening ears of grain are called jia, while the stem and joints are called he. Book of Odes (Shijing): In the tenth month we store the grain. Also, Explaining Texts (Shuowen): Another definition is that which is in the fields is called jia. Also, Explaining Texts (Shuowen): Another definition is that jia refers to domestic affairs. Also, rhyming as gu. Han Yu, Preface to Sending off Li Yuan: In the center of the plate, it is your palace. In the soil of the plate, it is your crop. Also, rhyming as ge. Lu Yun, Poem: The lush growth is flourishing, though the sweet rain has not yet been scattered. The millet and broomcorn millet are currently in flower, and the central fields are full of crops. The courtyard locust trees sway their blossoms, and the garden peach trees are pliant. Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun): Jia is sometimes written in the simplified form ga.