原田 (yuán tián) — (proper noun) Japanese surname Harada or Harata

Definition

A Japanese surname (e.g. Harada, Harata). In Chinese text it usually appears as 姓原田 or 原田先生 / 原田某.

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(proper noun) Japanese surname Harada or Harata

Examples

  • 原田。
    yuán tián Xiān sheng shì rì běn lái de kè rén.
    Mr. Harada is a guest from Japan.
  • 原田。
    Wǒ rèn shi yí gè xìng yuán tián de huà jiā.
    I know a painter whose surname is Harada.
  • 原田。
    yuán tián Zhè ge xìng zài rì běn hěn cháng jiàn.
    The surname Harada is very common in Japan.

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.

原yuánplain
田tiánfield

“原” suggests a plain or level land, and “田” is farmland, together describing fields on open ground.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

原 combines 泉 (spring) and 厂 (cliff), picturing a spring bursting from a cliff-side, which gives the sense of origin or source.

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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.

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