田
The 田 radical
Field, farmland
Memory hook
A field divided into plots
The 田 radical (read tián) means field, farmland. The HSK 3.0 data contains 19 characters and 155 words built on it — learning them together is far faster than one character at a time.
Practise the 田 radical
Study this radical's 155 words with flashcards or a quiz.
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Characters with the 田 radical
19 charactersHSK 1· 2 characters
HSK 1电
electricity
男
male, man
HSK 2· 3 characters
HSK 2由
by; due to; because of
画
painting; picture
留
to leave (behind); to keep
HSK 3· 1 characters
HSK 3界
boundary, border, frontier
HSK 4· 1 characters
HSK 4申
shen (the ninth of the Earthly Branches)
HSK 5· 1 characters
HSK 5甲
first of the Heavenly Stems
HSK 6· 4 characters
HSK 6田
field; farmland
畅
unobstructed, smooth
略
roughly, briefly
番
time, round (used after a number to count occurrences)
HSK 7-9· 7 characters
HSK 7-9甸
land; territory
畏
to fear, to dread
畔
edge of a field, roadside
畜
to raise (livestock)
畴
field; farmland
畸
uneven, abnormal, deformed
疆
border, frontier
Vocabulary with the 田 radical
155 wordsWords containing at least one character with the 田 radical, ordered by HSK level.
The free plan shows 9 words per HSK level (61/155 words of this radical).
to make a phone call
electricity
movie, film
cinema, movie theater
television, TV
television, TV set
computer
telephone
male, man
painting; picture
picture; drawing
painter; artist
to leave (behind); to keep
to leave behind
international student
freedom; free
world
World Cup (the international football tournament)
to keep; to retain
picture; painting
reason; grounds; justification
by; due to; because of
because of; due to; owing to
radio station
to charge (a battery)
charger
animated film, cartoon
to apply for (a job, scholarship, etc.)
electric vehicle, electrically powered vehicle
elevator
power source
electric light, lamp
gentleman; man (formal term)
to stop
worldwide, global
the outside world
fingernail
cartoon, caricature
from this
first of the Heavenly Stems
electronic version
battery
a round; a bout
animation
to generate electricity
household appliances
to overlook, to miss
strategy
field; farmland
track and field; athletics
electric power
repeatedly; again and again
cannot help but, naturally finds oneself
involuntarily, uncontrollably
world-class, of world caliber
Chinese painting (a traditional Chinese art form)
to border on, to be adjacent
to invade, aggression
power outage, power cut
to sketch, to outline
Why learn vocabulary by the 田 radical?
The 田 radical hints at the meaning field, farmland. When you meet an unfamiliar character carrying it, you already know part of its meaning before reaching for a dictionary — which is why learners who know their radicals move faster.
How to study: read the memory hook, skim the 19 characters to spot the pattern, then drill the 155 words with flashcards. Spaced repetition brings each word back exactly when you need it.