139) 禾

he

grain, cereal; rice plant

A rice stalk is a kind of a tree (木) that hangs its head (丿) as it ripens.

139a) 和

he

harmonious;

and; with

rice plant/grains 禾 [hé] + mouth 口 6[kǒu]

People living in harmony are willing to share food (口) made with their harvest and grains (禾).

139ax) 火

huo

139a) 秋

qiu

autumn, fall

rice plant 禾 [hé] + fire 火[huǒ]

Rice (禾) fields that are catching fire (火) is another way of saying the rice is ripe and almost ready to harvest. which means autumn has come 

139yx) 刂

dao

139y-119h*) 利

li

sharp

rice plant 禾¹³⁹[hé] + knife刂=刀 [dāo]

Before using a knife (刂) to harvest rice (禾), the farmer has to make sure that it is indeed sharp. 

139c) 香

xiang

fragrant; spiced

rice plant 禾 [hé] + sun 日 [rì

On sunny (日) days around harvest time, the fragrance of ripe rice (禾) is everywhere as the field are spiced with spice 

139dx) 且

qie

139d) 租

zu

rent

rice plant 禾 [hé] + cutting board/and 且²²⁴[qiě]

Sheaves (snopovi) of rice (禾) stacked in a corner to pay as rent looks like meat on a chopping board (且) ready to be offered to the gods

139ex) 子

zi

139e) 季

ji

season

rice plant 禾 [hé] + child 子⁹⁵[zǐ]

when the season of harvest comes, even the children (子) are carrying a sheaf of rice (禾)