疇 meaning and stroke order
Field, farmland; class, category
How to write 疇, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 疇
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- arable fields
- cultivated field
- class
- category
How 疇 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Farm.
田 gives the meaning and 壽 hints at the sound.
Radical: 田 (field), shared by 46 characters on this site.
How to remember 疇
疇 combines 田 (tián, field) on the left, which gives the meaning, with 壽 (shòu, long life) on the right, which hints at the sound. Picture a field that has been farmed for a long lifetime, divided into neat plots, and you have both senses: farmland and categories.
Today 疇 appears mostly in the word 範疇 (fànchóu, category or scope), written 范畴 in simplified Chinese. The farmland sense survives mainly in literary or classical texts. Example: 这不属于我的研究范畴。(Zhè bù shǔyú wǒ de yánjiū fànchóu.) This is outside the scope of my research.
Common mistake: Learners often read 疇 as shòu because of the 壽 component, but the character is pronounced chóu with a rising tone. Also do not confuse it with 籌 (chóu, to plan), which has the same sound and the same right side but the bamboo radical 竹 on top.
Common words with 疇
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 範疇 | fànchóu | category | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 疇
How many strokes are in 疇?
疇 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 疇 mean?
疇 (chóu) means field, farmland; class, category. A common word with it is 范畴 (fànchóu), meaning "category".
How do you pronounce 疇?
疇 is pronounced chóu, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 疇?
The radical of 疇 is 田, which carries the idea of "field". Dictionaries list 疇 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 疇?
疇 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 畴, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the simplified form of 疇 that I will see in mainland texts?
In simplified Chinese it is written 畴, with 寿 replacing 壽. So 範疇 becomes 范畴.
Can I use 疇 alone to mean a field in modern speech?
Not really. In everyday Mandarin people say 田 (tián) or 田地 (tiándì) for fields. 疇 on its own sounds classical and is mainly found in set words like 范畴.