田

• 拼音: tián
• 汉字拆解: 田 = pictograph of a divided agricultural field

含义

Field; farmland; paddy. An area of land used for cultivating crops.

One of the most basic Chinese characters, appearing in many compounds: 田地 (farmland), 稻田 (rice paddy), 麦田 (wheat field), 田野 (open fields), 田园 (pastoral, countryside). Also a common surname. The character's square shape pictographically represents a divided field. Contrast with 地 (general land) and 野 (wilderness).

例句

1. 春天到了，农民们开始在田里播种。
2. 金黄色的麦田在阳光下格外美丽。
3. 他退休后回到老家，过上了田园生活。

用法指南

语境: agriculture, countryside, nature

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 这片田是我爷爷留下来的。(This field was left by my grandfather.)
• 田里的庄稼长得很好。(The crops in the field are growing well.)

错误说法

• 建筑用地不叫'田'，叫'地皮'或'土地' (Construction land isn't called 田 — use 地皮 or 土地 instead)

起源与历史

A pictograph depicting a field divided into sections by irrigation channels or paths. One of the oldest Chinese characters, dating back to oracle bone script.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal