grain 禾 (126a) + north 北 (317) = ride 乘

An unusual combination, where “north” is fitted around “grain” rather than just being placed above, below, or to the side of it.

This is to ride in a vehicle (remember that in Character 740 we had another sort of “ride”, which involved sitting astride something, like a horse or a bicycle).

The north wind blows through the vast fields of grain— you gaze at this vista as you ride on the train through the Canadian prairies. / [No pronunciation needed]