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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

HSK 6
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.
HSK 6
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