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田

tián
noun HSK 6 #4,078

Measure Word

一块田 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 field; farmland; paddy
  2. 2 a common Chinese surname

Examples

农民在田里干活。
Nóngmín zài tián lǐ gànhuó.
Farmers are working in the fields.
一望无际的稻田。
Yī wàng wú jì de dàotián.
Endless rice paddies stretching as far as the eye can see.
这块田种的是小麦。
Zhè kuài tián zhòng de shì xiǎomài.
This field is planted with wheat.

Tips

memory
田 is a pictograph — it looks like a plot of farmland divided into sections by paths or irrigation channels. One of the easiest characters to remember.
usage
Common compounds: 稻田 (rice paddy), 田野 (fields/open country), 田地 (farmland), 田园 (pastoral/countryside). Also used in 油田 (oil field).

Stroke Order

田 tián