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farmland

HSK 10
chóu
チュウ
うね、たぐい、ひと.しい
Phonosemantic compound. 田 represents the meaning and 壽 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (疇)
rice field+ longevity =
farmland
Meaning component
tián rice field
field, arable land, cultivated
Phonetic component
longevity
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Simplified (畴)
rice field+ 寿 old =
farmland
Meaning component
tián rice field
field, arable land, cultivated
寿 Phonetic component
shòu old
old age, long life
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [chóu]
arable fields; cultivated field; class; category
Example Sentences