农 (nóng) is a Chinese character meaning “agriculture”. It is written from 冖 (cover) and 𧘇 (lower part of 衣 (flowing robe strokes)), one above the other, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
冖 + 𧘇
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: Unicode U+519C; modern decomposition candidate checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke geometry
Memory aid
A low shed roof (冖) with a work robe (𧘇) sweeping out from under it — the farmer is already out in the fields.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 农田nóng tiánfarmland; cultivated fields农 = nóng
- 农民nóng mínfarmer; peasant农 = nóng
- 佃农diàn nóngtenant farmer农 = nóng
- 农村nóng cūncountryside; rural area农 = nóng
Go deeper
All readings
farming
agriculture; farming; a person who farms
耕种田地的事；也指种田的人。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 农田nóng tiánfarmland; cultivated fields农 = nóng
- 农民nóng mínfarmer; peasant农 = nóng
- 佃农diàn nóngtenant farmer农 = nóng
- 农村nóng cūncountryside; rural area农 = nóng
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 农 mean?
农 (nóng) means agriculture; farming; a person who farms.
How do you pronounce 农?
It is pronounced nóng.
What parts is 农 made of?
冖 (cover) and 𧘇 (lower part of 衣 (flowing robe strokes)), one above the other. The recorded source is: Unicode U+519C; modern decomposition candidate checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke geometry. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 农 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 农?
冖. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 农?
Common ones are 农田 and 农民. The reading of 农 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.