村 meaning in English

cūn

village; (dialect) to scold

HSK 3noun7 strokes

Meaning of 村

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

cūn

village
(dialect) to scold
rustic; boorish

cūn

variant of 村[cun1]

How to use 村

村 means village and usually appears in compounds like 农村 (nóngcūn), 村子 (cūnzi) and 村民 (cūnmín). It is also used in place names. Example: 他住在一个小村子里。 (Tā zhù zài yí ge xiǎo cūnzi lǐ.) He lives in a small village.

村 combines 木 (mù, tree) on the left with 寸 (cùn, inch) on the right. Picture a small cluster of houses among the trees, and let 寸 (cùn) remind you of the sound cūn.

Common mistake: Learners often mix up the tone and say cùn, because the component 寸 is read cùn. 村 is first tone, cūn. Also do not confuse 村 with 材 (cái, material), which has 才 on the right instead of 寸.

村 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

教jiào堂táng在zài村cūn子zi的de中zhōng心xīn位wèi置zhì。

The church is in the middle of the village.

我wǒ父fù亲qīn的de车chē和hé木mù村cūn先xiān生shēng的de一yī样yàng。

My father has the same car as Mr Kimura's.

计jì划huà使shǐ村cūn民mín的de生shēng活huó改gǎi善shàn了le不bù少shǎo。

The initiative measurably improved quality of life for the villagers.

他tā们men为wèi村cūn民mín提tí供gōng食shí物wù。

They supplied the villagers with food.

有yǒu很hěn多duō科kē学xué家jiā住zhù在zài这zhè个ge小xiǎo村cūn里lǐ。

Many scientists live in this small village.

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村 cūn · village · 7 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 村.

农村	nóngcūn	rural area; village
乡村	xiāngcūn	rustic; village
村庄	cūnzhuāng	village; hamlet
村子	cūnzi	village
村民	cūnmín	villager
村里	cūnlǐ	village; hamlet
村长	cūnzhǎng	village chief; village head
村落	cūnluò	village
度假村	dùjiàcūn	resort (vacation property)
乡村音乐	xiāngcūnyīnyuè	country music (country & western music genre)
村夫	cūnfū	male villager; (derog.) male peasant

Questions about 村

What does 村 mean?

村 (cūn) means "village; (dialect) to scold" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 村?

村 is made of 1 character: 村 (7 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.

Is 村 an HSK word?

Yes. 村 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 农村 and 乡村?

农村 (nóngcūn) is the everyday word for rural areas, often in contrast with cities, as in 农村人口 (rural population). 乡村 (xiāngcūn) sounds a bit more literary or scenic, as in 乡村风光 (country scenery).

Can 村 be used as an insult?

Yes. In casual speech 村 can mean rustic or boorish, implying someone is unsophisticated. This use is informal and can be rude, so be careful with it.