田 (tián) — field; farmland
Definition
田 (tián) means 'field' or 'farmland' — usually a single plot of cultivated land. Compare 农田 (cultivated land in general) and 田野 (open fields/countryside).
noun
fieldfarmland
Measure word · 片
Examples
- 。Nóng mín zài tián lǐ zhòng cài.Farmers grow vegetables in the field.
- 田。Zhè piàn tián hěn féi wò.This field is very fertile.
- ，。Chūn tiān dào le, tián lǐ de mài zi lǜ le.Spring has arrived, and the wheat in the field has turned green.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.
田 looks like a field divided into four sections.
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