垟 (yáng) - Open field & level ground

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yáng ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

嬿一

垟 · yáng

Open field;

level ground;

used in place names, especially in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces.

Open fieldlevel groundused in place names, especially in Zhejiang and

Usage highlights

rice fieldfieldWenzhou place namesopen fieldfield ridgefield path

Synonyms

  • 田— field; farmland
  • 地— land; ground
  • 野— open country; field

Antonyms

  • 山— mountain (opposite of flat field)
  • 丘— hill (opposite of level ground)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The village is surrounded by fields (田垟).
  • Wenzhou has many place names ending with 垟 (温州地名如黄垟).
  • Farmers work in the open fields (农民在田垟劳作).
  • This area was originally rice fields (这里原是稻垟).

Collocations

  • rice field(稻垟)
  • field(田垟)
  • Wenzhou place names(温州垟)
  • open field(平垟)
  • field ridge(垟坎)
  • field path(垟路)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Commonly used in place names in coastal regions of Zhejiang and Fujian, reflecting local geography.
  • Derived from dialectal usage for flat, cultivated land, often appearing in village names.
  • Represents agricultural heritage and settlement patterns in southeastern China.

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