Definitions
(noun)
field; farm
Etymology
Pictograph of a field.
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The character 田 is a pictograph of a cultivated plot divided by intersecting paths or irrigation channels. Its outer square represents the field's boundary, while the internal cross signifies the navigable pathways. Over time, its meaning became closely tied to agriculture, primarily denoting 'field' or 'farmland.' It frequently functions as a radical in characters related to farming, boundaries, or male labor, such as 男 (man), which combines 田 with 力 (strength).
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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。