畕 (jiāng) - field upon field & extensive farmland

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jiāng ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

健傑

畕 · jiāng

field upon field;

extensive farmland;

cultivated land arranged in a grid pattern.

field upon fieldextensive farmlandcultivated land arranged in a grid pattern.

Usage highlights

field upon fieldcultivated fieldsagricultural landfield boundariesfield gridextensive farmland

Synonyms

  • 田— field; farmland
  • 畴— farmland; cultivated fields
  • 畦— small field; plot

Antonyms

  • 荒— wasteland; uncultivated land
  • 漠— desert; barren land

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The character depicts fields (畕畕) stretching to the horizon.
  • Ancient agricultural texts mention well-organized fields (畕田).
  • This character represents cultivated land (耕地) in a grid layout.
  • The landscape showed field upon field (畕畕) of rice paddies.

Collocations

  • field upon field(畕畕)
  • cultivated fields(畕田)
  • agricultural land(农畕)
  • field boundaries(畕界)
  • field grid(畕格)
  • extensive farmland(广畕)

Idioms

  • Fields stretching to the horizon(畕畕无际)
  • Well-organized agricultural land(井然畕畕)
  • Patterned fields like a chessboard(棋畕星罗)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Represents the traditional Chinese agricultural ideal of orderly, grid-patterned fields.
  • Reflects the importance of land cultivation and agricultural organization in ancient China.
  • Shows the character composition principle where duplication creates emphasis or plurality.

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