畴 (chóu): field, category

畴 (chóu) is a Chinese character meaning “field, category.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 田 (semantic) and 寿 (phonetic). It ranks #2564 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 畴 farm. Its radical form 田 (field) appears in many related characters such as 电 (diàn, lightning), 男 (nán, male), 由 (yóu, to follow).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 田 field12 strokesFrequency #2564田 semantic寿 phonetic

Definitions

  1. field, category

Etymology & Origin

畴

pictophoneticfarm

Decomposition: ⿰田寿 (layout: left-right)

Components:田semantic寿phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
范畴fàn chóucategory
寻来范畴xún lái fàn chóu(math.) derived category
范畴论fàn chóu lùncategory theory (math.)
西畴县xī chóu xiànXichou county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 z...
西畴xī chóuXichou county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 z...
平畴píng chóulevel farmland
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Total compounds
0
As first character
67
As last character
33
As middle character

畴 appears in 6 compound words: 0 as the first character, 67 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 畴 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

范fàn
0.69020,148 co-occurrences
逗dòu
0.432222 co-occurrences
洪hóng
0.402912 co-occurrences
磁cí
0.402474 co-occurrences
锡xī
0.377330 co-occurrences
论lùn
0.3711,020 co-occurrences
扑pū
0.36296 co-occurrences
承chéng
0.3591,002 co-occurrences
昔xī
0.357144 co-occurrences
庸yōng
0.352114 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这个范畴的问题需要专家来研究解决。

Zhè gè fànchóu de wèntí xūyào zhuānjiā lái yánjiū jiějué.

Problems in this category need to be studied and solved by experts.

English News - RthkMar 2026

北都专属法例文件涵盖六范畴 主体法例争取年内通过

běi dōu zhuān shǔ fǎ lì wén jiàn hán gài liù fàn chóu zhǔ tǐ fǎ lì zhēng qǔ nián nèi tōng guò

Beidu's exclusive legislative documents cover six areas; the main legislation is expected to be passed within the year

Tatoeba

俄语动词的一个特征是存在体的范畴。

éyǔ dòngcí de yī gè tèzhēng shì cúnzài tǐ de fànchóu.

A special feature of verbs in the Russian language is the presence of the category of aspect.

Character Family

田 Radical Family — Characters sharing the field radical

畜chù界jiè略lüè亩mǔ畅chàng电diàn画huà甲jiǎ留liú男nán

Related Characters

电diàn男nán由yóu画huà留liú界jiè申shēn甲jiǎ田tián畅chàng

Homophones — Characters pronounced chóu

筹chóu抽chōu绸chóu愁chóu稠chóu酬chóu丑chǒu

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 畴 (chóu) mean in Chinese?
畴 (chóu) primarily means "field, category." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2564 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 畴 and 祷?
畴 (chóu) and 祷 (dǎo) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 田 vs 礻 (same 寿 component).
How many strokes does 畴 have?
畴 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 畴?
The radical associated with 畴 is 田 (field). This radical appears in many characters related to field.
What are the components of 畴?
畴 is composed of: 田 (semantic), 寿 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰田寿 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 畴?
Common words with 畴 include: 范畴 (fàn chóu, "category"); 寻来范畴 (xún lái fàn chóu, "(math.) derived category"); 范畴论 (fàn chóu lùn, "category theory (math.)"); 西畴县 (xī chóu xiàn, "Xichou county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 z..."); 西畴 (xī chóu, "Xichou county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 z..."). There are over 6 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 畴 (chóu)?
Several characters share the pronunciation chóu: 筹 (chip (in gambling)), 抽 (to draw out), 绸 ((light) silk), 愁 (to worry about), and 3 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 畴 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 畴 and the traditional form is 疇.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.