(yún) - Land that is level and well-cultivated & neatly arranged fields.

Tone 2

yún | 9 strokes | radical: 田

· yún

Land that is level and well-cultivated;

neatly arranged fields.

Land that is level and well-cultivatedneatly arranged fields.

Usage highlights

Level fieldsWellNeatly arranged fieldsFlat farmlandTidy cultivation

Synonyms

  • field, farmland
  • cultivated field
  • Chinese acre, field

Antonyms

  • wasteland, uncultivated
  • overgrown with weeds

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The fields were level and well-tended (原田畇畇).
  • They cultivated the flat land (畇畇原隰).
  • The farmland was neatly arranged (畇畇其亩).

Collocations

  • Level fields(畇畇)
  • Well-cultivated land(畇田)
  • Neatly arranged fields(畇畇其亩)
  • Flat farmland(畇原)
  • Tidy cultivation(畇畇原隰)

Idioms

  • Fields level and well-cultivated(原田畇畇)
  • The farmland is neatly arranged(畇畇其亩)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts like the Book of Songs to describe well-maintained agricultural land.
  • Reflects the importance of orderly farmland in traditional Chinese agricultural society.
  • Often used in poetic descriptions of ideal rural landscapes.

FAQ