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Meaning of 甸

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甸
Pinyin: diàn
English Definition: suburbs or outskirts; one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China; official in charge of fields (old)
Chinese Definition:
①古代指郊外的地方。
②田野的出产物:“纳货贝于君,则曰纳甸于有司”。
③治理。
Total strokes: 7; Radical: 田
Pictophonetic:田 indicates the sound; 勹 (wrap) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿹ Surround from upper right
Similar Characters: 匋 旬 句
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Example Words
缅甸 miǎn diàn Myanmar (or Burma)
沉甸甸 chén diàn diàn heavy
草甸 cǎo diàn meadow
伊甸园 yī diàn yuán Garden of Eden
鲁甸 lǔ diàn Ludian county in Zhaotong 昭通 , Yunnan
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