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畴

疇
chóu
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 arable field
  2. 2 category; class
  3. 3 (in 畴昔) former times

Examples

这个问题属于纯数学的范畴。
Zhège wèntí shǔyú chún shùxué de fànchóu.
This problem falls within the category of pure mathematics.
田畴整齐地伸向天边。
Tiánchóu zhěngqí de shēnxiàng tiānbiān.
The fields stretched in neat rows to the horizon.

Tips

usage
In modern Chinese 畴 is most familiar in 范畴 (范畴, 'category, scope'), a key term in philosophy and academic writing. The original 'field' sense survives in literary 田畴 (田畴).

Components

radical
田 tián
field
田 is the field radical. The original meaning was a plot of farmland; from divided fields came the abstract sense of distinct categories or domains.
phonetic
寿 shòu
longevity; phonetic
寿 is the simplified phonetic (replacing the longer traditional element) and supplies the sound, drifting to chóu. It adds no meaning here.

Stroke Order

畴 chóu