Definitions
(noun)
field; farm
Etymology
Pictograph of a field.
About
The character "田" originated as a pictographic representation of a divided field, depicting the crisscrossing paths or irrigation channels that separate plots of cultivated land. Its core meaning has consistently been "field" or "farmland", a concept that remains central to its use. Structurally, it is one of the most stable and unchanged characters, maintaining its essential grid-like form throughout history. From this primary agricultural meaning, its application broadened; it came to be used as a common surname, likely for families associated with land or specific localities. Furthermore, it functions as a semantic component in many other characters, often imparting related ideas of cultivation, hunting grounds, or demarcated areas, as seen in characters like "畋" (to hunt) or "畝" (a unit of land area).
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我家的田很大。
农民在田里工作。
田野里有很多花。
这片田地很肥沃。
春天，田里种满了稻子。
城市规划中保留了农田。
田间的风景非常美丽。
为了保护生态环境，政府限制了农田的化学用品使用。