田

tián

#776 most

frequent character

field, farm

noun

Measure words:片 piàn

Character breakdown

田 is a picture of a field crossed by footpaths. It first meant field or land. The sense then narrowed to farmland.

Drawn as: field with crossing paths

meaning16 characters

sound3 characters

picture16 characters

empty8 characters

我在田里种了很多蔬菜。

wǒzài tiánlǐ zhǒng le hěnduō shūcài 。

I planted a lot of vegetables in the field.

这个地区有很多美丽的田。

zhègè dìqū yǒu hěnduō měilì de tián 。

This region has many beautiful fields.

农民在田里工作。

nóngmín zài tiánlǐ gōngzuò 。

The farmer is working in the field.