塅 (duàn) - Flat, level land in a valley & a stretch of level ground
塅 · duàn
Flat, level land in a valley;
a stretch of level ground;
often used in place names to denote flat terrain.
Flat, level land in a valleya stretch of level groundoften used in place names to denote flat
Usage highlights
valley flatlevel fieldswide flatlandsand flatLiu Family FlatWang Family Flat
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The village is located in a flat valley (田塅).
- We walked through the level fields (平塅).
- This area is known as the Liu Family Flatland (刘家塅).
- The river flows through the wide valley flat (大塅).
Collocations
- valley flat(田塅)
- level fields(平塅)
- wide flatland(大塅)
- sand flat(沙塅)
- Liu Family Flat(刘家塅)
- Wang Family Flat(王家塅)
Cultural background
FAQ- Primarily used in Chinese toponymy, especially in southern regions like Hunan and Jiangxi.
- Reflects agricultural geography, indicating cultivable flat land in otherwise hilly terrain.
- Often appears in village names to describe the local topography where settlements were established.