field

tián (tian2)

Radical no. 102 · 5 strokes (102 部首 · 5 102 bùshǒu · 5 huà)

Radical ⽥ (tián) — meaning: field, 5 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from an ideographic representation of an agricultural field divided into smaller plots by irrigation channels. It is a pictographic glyph used since oracle-bone script to denote a cultivated field.

Mnemonic: The field radical (⽥) looks like a field divided into four equal square plots, each representing a unit of cultivated land.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

54 characters
  • léi

    fields divided by dikes

    15 strokes

  • territory around the capital

    15 strokes

  • tuǎn

    village

    17 strokes

  • jiāng

    border

    19 strokes

  • xīng

    old variant of 星[xing1]

    20 strokes

  • dié

    to pile up

    HSK 7

    22 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.