diàn甸
甸
common
noun
Meaning of 甸
甸 means suburbs; outskirts (ancient usage); pasture; grassland (place name usage). Pronounced diàn.
- suburbs; outskirts (ancient usage)
- pasture; grassland (place name usage)
- surname Dian
Character Info
Radical田
Strokes7
Components
阝
田
Stroke Order
甸
Definitions & Examples
《
Shī诗
jīng经
》
zhōng中
yǒu有
“
duī敦
bǐ彼
xíng行
wěi苇
，
niú牛
yáng羊
wù勿
jiàn践
lǚ履
，
fāng方
bāo苞
fāng方
tǐ体
，
wéi维
yè叶
ní泥
ní泥
”
，
qí其
zhōng中
de的
“
diàn甸
”
zhǐ指
jiāo郊
wài外
tián田
yě野
。
The Book of Songs contains a line where 'dian' refers to the suburban countryside.
Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
“
diàn甸
”
dài代
zhǐ指
dū都
chéng城
wài外
wéi围
de的
jiāo郊
yě野
qū区
yù域
。
In classical Chinese texts, 'dian' is often used to refer to the suburban areas outside a capital city.