农 nóng — farming, agriculture · English

农

nóng

farming, agriculture

At a glance · 农

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

甲骨文、金文从辰（农具）从田（或茻），会意耕作。小篆作「農」，简化作「农」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「农」本指耕作农事，引申为农业、务农者。

Structure

会意字，从辰从田，象以农具耕田之形。

At a glance

Pinyinnóng

Radical冖

Strokes6

UnicodeU+519C

Character type会意

Theme政事

Six languages, one character

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English farming, agriculture Farming, agriculture; farmer.

Français agriculture, ferme Agriculture, exploitation; ferme.

Español agricultura, granja Agricultura, labranza; granjero.

العربية زراعة، فلاح زراعة أو فلاح.

Русский земледелие, сельское хозяйство Земледелие, сельское хозяйство; фермер.

Common words

农业nóng yèagriculture
农民nóng mínfarmer

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