zhěn

畛

Character · Noun

field path; boundary

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples

noun

archaic

Literary term often used in classical texts to describe agricultural field divisions.

Zhěn畛

mò陌

zòng纵

héng横

，

jī鸡

quǎn犬

xiāng相

wén闻

。

Paths crisscrossed the fields, and the sounds of chickens and dogs could be heard from one another.

Tián田

jiān间

de的

zhěn畛

dào道

biàn便

yú于

guàn灌

gài溉

xíng行

zǒu走

。

The paths between the fields facilitate irrigation and walking.