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)

5 characters
  • yóu

    to follow

    HSK 3

    5 strokes

  • tián

    field

    HSK 6

    5 strokes

  • jiǎ

    first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]

    HSK 5

    5 strokes

  • shēn

    to extend

    5 strokes

  • zhá

    used in 曱甴[yue1 zha2]

    5 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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