田 tián — field, farmland · English

田

tián

field, farmland

At a glance · 田

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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、金文象纵横阡陌的方块农田之形，象形。隶楷作「田」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「田」本指耕种的土地，引申为田野、田猎。

Structure

象形字，象田间阡陌之形。

At a glance

Pinyintián

Radical田

Strokes5

UnicodeU+7530

Character type象形

Theme地理

Six languages, one character

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English field, farmland A field, farmland; to hunt (arch.).

Français champ, terre Un champ, terre cultivée; chasser (arch.).

Español campo, tierra Un campo, tierra de cultivo; cazar (arch.).

العربية حقل، أرض زراعية حقل أو أرض زراعية أو صيد.

Русский поле, пашня Поле, пахотная земля; охотиться (арх.).

Common words

田地tián dìfield
农田nóng tiánfarmland

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