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甸

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suburbs or outskirts; one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China; official in charge of fields (old)

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Strokes
7
Radical
田 +2
Structure
Upper-right enclosure 右上包
Traditional
甸
Common rank
#2,015
Unicode
U+7538

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Formation & memory

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How 甸 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

勹 meaning “wrap” + 田 sound ( tián )

Components 勹 田

How to remember it

outlying areas · Heisig RSH #3012

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 甸

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
宽甸满族自治县 Kuān diàn Mǎn zú Zì zhì xiàn Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County, in Dandong City 丹東市|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 Shi4], Liaoning
寻甸回族彝族自治县 Xún diàn Huí zú Yí zú Zì zhì xiàn Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County, in Kunming City 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4], Yunnan
罗甸县 Luó diàn Xiàn Luodian, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 nan2 Bu…
林甸县 Lín diàn Xiàn Lindian, a county in Daqing City 大慶市|大庆市[Da4 qing4 Shi4], Heilongjiang
鲁甸县 Lǔ diàn Xiàn Ludian, a county in Zhaotong City 昭通市[Zhao1 tong1 Shi4], Yunnan
施甸县 Shī diàn Xiàn Shidian, a county in Baoshan City 保山市[Bao3 shan1 Shi4], Yunnan
宽甸县 Kuān diàn Xiàn see 寬甸滿族自治縣|宽甸满族自治县[Kuan1 dian4 Man3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
罗甸 Luó diàn see 羅甸縣|罗甸县[Luo2 dian4 Xian4]
林甸 Lín diàn see 林甸縣|林甸县[Lin2 dian4 Xian4]
基甸 Jī diàn Gideon (name, from Judges 6:11 onward); also written 吉迪恩
寻甸县 Xún diàn Xiàn see 尋甸回族彝族自治縣|寻甸回族彝族自治县[Xun2 dian4 Hui2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
草甸 cǎo diàn meadow
伊甸园 Yī diàn yuán Garden of Eden
鲁甸 Lǔ diàn see 魯甸縣|鲁甸县[Lu3 dian4 Xian4]
施甸 Shī diàn see 施甸縣|施甸县[Shi1 dian4 Xian4]
宽甸 Kuān diàn see 寬甸滿族自治縣|宽甸满族自治县[Kuan1 dian4 Man3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
蔡甸区 Cài diàn Qū Caidian, a district of Wuhan City 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 Shi4], Hubei
缅甸联邦 Miǎn diàn Lián bāng Union of Myanmar, official name of Burma 1998-2010
寻甸 Xún diàn see 尋甸回族彝族自治縣|寻甸回族彝族自治县[Xun2 dian4 Hui2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
沉甸甸 chén diàn diàn heavy

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 田 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
田 sound part tián field, farm, arable land; cultivated
细 xì fine, detailed; slender, thin
钿 diàn hairpin; gold-inlaid item; filigree