农 (nóng) — (bound form) agriculture, farming, farmer (used in compounds)
Definition
农 (nóng) is a bound morpheme meaning 'agriculture / farming' — it never stands alone, only appearing inside compounds like 农业, 农民, 农村.
bound form
agriculturefarmingfarmer (used in compounds)
Examples
- 。Zhōng guó shì yí gè nóng yè dà guó.China is a large agricultural country.
- 。Hěn duō nóng mín kāi shǐ shǐ yòng xīn jì shù.Many farmers are starting to use new technology.
- 。nóng Cūn de huán jìng yuè lái yuè hǎo.The environment in rural areas is getting better and better.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 農; 农 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 農 comes from 林 (vegetation) and 辰 (a hoe), showing a hoe among vegetation to remove weeds; the simplified 农 is a later abbreviation.
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