田 tián
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
田园
tiányuán
rural; countryside; pastoral
Characters in this word
园 yuán
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Made of
- 囗 enclosure 元 first
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 许多人向往田园生活，却低估了农业劳动的强度和不确定性。 Xǔduō rén xiàngwǎng tiányuán shēnghuó, què dīgū le nóngyè láodòng de qiángdù hé bù quèdìngxìng. Many people yearn for rural life, yet underestimate the intensity and uncertainty of agricultural labour.
- 退休后他搬到乡下，过着简单的田园日子。 Tuìxiū hòu tā bān dào xiāngxià, guòzhe jiǎndān de tiányuán rìzi. After retiring, he moved to the countryside and lives a simple pastoral life.
- 这首诗描绘了宁静美好的田园风光。 Zhè shǒu shī miáohuì le níngjìng měihǎo de tiányuán fēngguāng. This poem depicts the peaceful, beautiful scenery of the countryside.