佃

tián
#3,239 most
frequent character
to cultivate, to hunt

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

佃 combines 亻 person with 田 field, and 田 also supplies the sound. It first meant to till the land. Later it grew to mean renting land.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

佃diàn
to rent farmland from a landlord

Homophones

HSK 3
甜tián
sweet
填tián
fill, stuff, fill in, write
田tián
field, farm

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