禾 hé grain
Similar looking characters : 米 mǐ (rice) 木 mù (wood)
Made with 5 strokes.
A picture of a grass bearing an ear of corn indicated by the sloping stroke at the top
Ancient small seal form 

Sounds same
河 hé (river) ; 和 hé (together) ; 何 hé (what) ; 合 hé (to close) ; 曷 hé (why)Different tone
喝 hē (drink)Radical
Index 115 used in: 矮 ǎi (low) ; 乘 chéng (to ride) ; 稿 gǎo (manuscript) ; 和 hé (together) ; 季 jì (season) ; 利 lì (sharp) ; 秋 qiú (autumn) ; 税 shuì (taxes) ; 香 xiāng (fragrant) ; 租 zū (to hire)
Stroke order for character 禾, kindly provided under Wikimedia creative commons license ➚