田 (tián) is a Chinese character meaning “field”. It is written from 囗 (enclosure, surrounding frame) and 十 (ten), one enclosing the other, and takes 5 strokes.
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Structure
囗 + 十
Enclosing structure
Structure from: hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 现代字形笔画核验（外框 囗 3 画 + 内部 十 2 画 = 5 画）
Memory aid
A walled plot (囗) with a path crossing it like a ten (十). Both parts are really in this character — one boundary, four plots: a field.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
5 strokes
In real words
- 农田nóng tiánfarmland; cultivated fields田 = tián
- 田地tián dìfields; farmland田 = tián
- 丹田dān tiándantian, the energy centre below the navel田 = tián
- 田垄tián lǒngfield ridge; ridge between paddies田 = tián
- 犁田lí tiánto plough the fields田 = tián
- 田埂tián gěngridge between fields田 = tián
- 田野tián yěfield; open country田 = tián
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All readings
field
field; farmland; cultivated land
种植农作物的土地；农田。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 农田nóng tiánfarmland; cultivated fields田 = tián
- 田地tián dìfields; farmland田 = tián
- 丹田dān tiándantian, the energy centre below the navel田 = tián
- 田垄tián lǒngfield ridge; ridge between paddies田 = tián
- 犁田lí tiánto plough the fields田 = tián
- 田埂tián gěngridge between fields田 = tián
- 田野tián yěfield; open country田 = tián
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 田 mean?
田 (tián) means field; farmland; cultivated land.
How do you pronounce 田?
It is pronounced tián.
What parts is 田 made of?
囗 (enclosure, surrounding frame) and 十 (ten), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 现代字形笔画核验（外框 囗 3 画 + 内部 十 2 画 = 5 画）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 田 have?
5. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 田?
田. 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 田?
Common ones are 农田 and 田地. The reading of 田 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.