稻田 (dào tián) — paddy field, rice farm | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

paddy fieldrice farm

Measure word · 片

Examples

稻田。
Nóng mín zài dào tián lǐ zhǒng shuǐ dào.
Farmers plant rice in the paddy fields.
稻田。
Zhè piàn dào tián jīn nián shōu cheng hěn hǎo.
This paddy field has a good harvest this year.
，稻田。
Qiū tiān de shí hou, dào tián biàn chéng jīn huáng sè.
In autumn, the paddy fields turn golden yellow.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

A field for growing rice is a paddy field.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

禾舀稻

Meaning part形符xíngfú

禾禾hégrain, cereal, rice

Sound part声符shēngfú

舀

舀yǎo稻dào

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

稻 uses 禾, the grain plant, to show its meaning, and 舀 for its sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

田 looks like a field divided into four sections.

Appears in

Agriculture & Farming Countryside & Rural

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