Meaning of 田
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- field
- farm
Measure word: 片
- surname Tian
How to use 田
On its own 田 sounds a bit literary, so in daily speech it usually appears in compounds like 农田 (nóngtián) or 田地 (tiándì). It also shows up in 油田 (yóutián, oil field) and in sports as 田径 (tiánjìng, track and field). Example: 他在农村种田。(Tā zài nóngcūn zhòngtián.) He farms in the countryside.
田 (tián) looks like a field seen from above, a square plot divided by paths into four smaller patches. Picture a farmer standing at the crossroads in the middle.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 田 with 由 (yóu), 甲 (jiǎ), and 申 (shēn), which add a stroke poking out of the top, bottom, or both. In 田 the center lines stay fully inside the box.
田 in example sentences
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田 tián · field · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 田.
Questions about 田
What does 田 mean?
田 (tián) means "field; farm" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 田?
田 is made of 1 character: 田 (5 strokes). That is 5 strokes in total.
Is 田 an HSK word?
Yes. 田 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 田地 and 田野?
田地 (tiándì) means cultivated farmland as a piece of land you work. 田野 (tiányě) describes open fields and countryside as a landscape, so it is common in descriptive or poetic writing.
Is 田 a common surname?
Yes, 田 (Tián) is a fairly common Chinese surname. As a surname it is written the same way and keeps the second tone, for example 田先生 (Tián xiānsheng), Mr. Tian.