畋

PINYIN

tián

Main meanings:

①cultivate land
② hunt game

HSK - no

STROKES - 9

RADICAL - 田

Etymology:

Elements ---- A hand with a stick 攵 + field 田. Phonetic series 田.

A hand with a stick 攵 working on the fields 田; or hunting, as田 also meant hunting field.

Main Words:

畋猎 tiánliè hunt game.

Discussion and sources

This is an ideogram whose meaning is made clear following the combination of its two elements: a hand with a stick 攵, tilling or hunting, and a field 田.

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