Chinese Word: 畎 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

畎

Pinyin: quǎn

English Definition: field drains

Chinese Definition:
①田地中间的沟：畎渎。畎亩(田间，田地)。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 田

Pictophonetic:犬 indicates the sound; 田 (field) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 田 [ tián ] field, farm, arable land; cultivated
- 犬 [ quǎn ] dog

Similar Characters: 畉

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mediocre ability (idiom)

1		shén me 什么 gǒu 狗 bù 不 yǎo rén 咬人 bù 不 quǎn 畎 rén 人？ What kind of dog never can bite and bark?
2		cháng 长 juǎn máo gǒu 卷毛狗 céng 曾 bèi 被 yòng zuò 用作 liè 猎 yā 鸭 shí 时 diāo 汈 huí 回 liè wù 猎物 de 的 liè 猎 quǎn 畎， dàn shì 但是 měi guó 美国 KennelClub què 却 bù 不 chéng rèn 承认 tā men 它们 wèi 为 liè 猎 quǎn 畎， yīn wèi 因为 tā men 它们 xiàn zài 现在 dà duō shù 大多数 zuò wéi 作为 chǒng wù 宠物 sì yǎng 饲养。 Poodles were once used as retrievers in duck hunting but the American Kennel Club does not consider them sporting dogs because they are now primarily kept as pets.