畴 (chóu) - arable land & cultivated fields

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chóu ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

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畴 · chóu

arable land;

cultivated fields;

category;

kind;

domain;

scope

arable landcultivated fieldscategory

Usage highlights

cultivated landcategory/domainfield of expertiseagricultural fieldsame categoryscope of application

Synonyms

  • 田— field, farmland
  • 地— land, ground
  • 类— category, type
  • 域— domain, area

Antonyms

  • 荒— wasteland, uncultivated
  • 野— wilderness, uncultivated land

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The farmer plows the field (畴田).
  • This falls within the domain of mathematics (数学范畴).
  • There are various categories of products (产品畴类).
  • They discussed matters of the same kind (同畴之事).

Collocations

  • cultivated land(畴田)
  • category/domain(范畴)
  • field of expertise(专畴)
  • agricultural field(农畴)
  • same category(同畴)
  • scope of application(畴限)

Idioms

  • Within the same category(同畴之列)
  • Boundaries of the field(畴野之界)
  • Cultivated land stretching far(畴野千里)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally referred to cultivated fields in ancient agricultural society.
  • Extended meaning to categories and domains, reflecting conceptual organization.
  • Used in classical texts to denote both physical land and abstract classifications.

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