町

tǐng
#3,992 most
frequent character
raised path between fields

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

町 combines 田 field with 丁 dīng, which supplies the sound. Read tǐng, it first meant 'field borders', later 'raised path between fields'. Read dīng, it is used in place names.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

町dīng
(used in place names)

Homophones

HSK 4
挺tǐng
to stick out, to (physically) straighten up
艇tǐng
vessel, small ship

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