禾苗 (hé miáo): seedling (of rice or other grain)

Spring has arrived, and the farmers bend over in the fields, planting rows of tender green seedlings.

A week of heavy rain drowned all the newly sprouted seedlings. The villagers looked at their fields, feeling extremely anxious.

Every morning, Grandpa goes to the edge of the field to check whether those seedlings have grown taller or been eaten by insects.

Agricultural experts tell farmers that during the growing period, seedlings need sufficient water and sunlight to grow healthily.

Xiaoming went to transplant rice seedlings with his father for the first time. He accidentally stepped on a few seedlings and quickly straightened them up.