甸 (diàn): suburbs or outskirts, one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China, official in charge of fields (old)

甸 (diàn) is a Chinese character meaning “suburbs or outskirts.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 勹 (semantic) and 田 (phonetic). It ranks #2479 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 甸 wrap. 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 field7 strokesFrequency #2479勹 semantic田 phonetic

Definitions

  1. suburbs or outskirts
  2. one of the five degrees of official mourning attire in dynastic China
  3. official in charge of fields (old)

Etymology & Origin

甸

pictophoneticwrap

Decomposition: ⿹勹田 (layout: surround-from-upper-right)

Components:勹semantic田phonetic

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
伊甸园yī diàn yuánGarden of Eden
缅甸miǎn diànMyanmar (or Burma)
沉甸甸chén diàn diànheavy
宽甸满族自治县kuān diàn mǎn zú zì zhì xiànKuandian Manchu autonomous county in Dandong 丹東|丹东[Dan1 dong1], Liaoning
寻甸回族彝族自治县xún diàn huí zú yí zú zì zhì xiànXundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County in Kunming 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4], Yunnan
罗甸县luó diàn xiànLuodian, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 nan2 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi...
林甸县lín diàn xiànLindian, a county in Daqing City 大慶市|大庆市[Da4 qing4 Shi4], Heilongjiang
基甸jī diànGideon (name, from Judges 6:11 onward)
施甸县shī diàn xiànShidian county in Baoshan 保山[Bao3 shan1], Yunnan
罗甸luó diànsee 羅甸縣|罗甸县[Luo2 dian4 Xian4]
林甸lín diànsee 林甸縣|林甸县[Lin2 dian4 Xian4]
蔡甸区cài diàn qūCaidian, a district of Wuhan City 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 Shi4], Hubei
寻甸县xún diàn xiànXundian Hui and Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
桦甸市huà diàn shìHuadian, a county-level city in Jilin City 吉林市[Ji2 lin2 Shi4], Jilin
鲁甸县lǔ diàn xiànLudian county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan
27
Total compounds
0
As first character
44
As last character
56
As middle character

甸 appears in 27 compound words: 0 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 56 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 甸 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

缅miǎn
0.86259,496 co-occurrences
渣zhā
0.5382,166 co-occurrences
草cǎo
0.4558,118 co-occurrences
懒lǎn
0.433246 co-occurrences
伊yī
0.42910,278 co-occurrences
奴nú
0.4172,268 co-occurrences
倘tǎng
0.388228 co-occurrences
邦bāng
0.3823,396 co-occurrences
丛cóng
0.378654 co-occurrences
府fǔ
0.3547,692 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

缅甸联邦miǎn diàn lián bāngHSK 7+

Union of Myanmar, official name of Burma 1998-2010

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

老师教我们甸字的发音和笔顺。

lǎo shī jiào wǒ men diàn zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .

The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "甸."

EttodayFeb 2026

暨大缅甸特辅班114学年度上路 接收台师大145...

jì dà miǎn diàn tè fǔ bān 1 1 4 xué nián dù shàng lù jiē shōu tái shī dà 1 4 5 . . .

The 114th academic year of the special auxiliary class of Greater Myanmar is on the road and receives the 145th National Taiwan Normal University...

中国新闻网_梳理天下新闻Feb 2026

地震预警服务、缅甸地震救援等入选公众关注防震减灾十大工作进...

dì zhèn yù jǐng fú wù , miǎn diàn dì zhèn jiù yuán děng rù xuǎn gōng zhòng guān zhù fáng zhèn jiǎn zāi shí dà gōng zuò jìn . . .

Earthquake early warning services and Myanmar earthquake rescue were selected as the top ten tasks of earthquake prevention and disaster reduction that the public is concerned about...

Tatoeba

缅甸反华情绪正在增长。

Miǎndiàn fǎn Huá qíngxù zhèngzài zēngzhǎng.

Anti-Chinese sentiment is on the rise in Myanmar.

Tatoeba

木质家具沉甸甸的。

Mùzhì jiājù chéndiàndiàn de.

Wooden furniture is heavy.

Tatoeba

泰国在北边接壤缅甸和老挝。

Tàiguó zài běibiān jiērǎng Miǎndiàn hé Lǎowō.

Thailand is bordered to the north by Myanmar and Laos.

Character Family

田 Radical Family — Characters sharing the field radical

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

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 diàn

颠diān巅diān典diǎn点diǎn电diàn店diàn垫diàn惦diàn淀diàn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 甸 (diàn) mean in Chinese?
甸 (diàn) primarily means "suburbs or outskirts." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2479 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 甸 and 细?
甸 (diàn) and 细 (xì) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 田 vs 纟 (same 田 component).
How many strokes does 甸 have?
甸 is written with 7 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 甸?
The radical associated with 甸 is 田 (field). This radical appears in many characters related to field.
What are the components of 甸?
甸 is composed of: 勹 (semantic), 田 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿹勹田 with a surround-from-upper-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 甸?
Common words with 甸 include: 伊甸园 (yī diàn yuán, "Garden of Eden"); 缅甸 (miǎn diàn, "Myanmar (or Burma)"); 沉甸甸 (chén diàn diàn, "heavy"); 宽甸满族自治县 (kuān diàn mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn, "Kuandian Manchu autonomous county in Dandong 丹東|丹东[Dan1 dong1], 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 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 Shi4], Yunnan"). There are over 27 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 甸 (diàn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation diàn: 颠 (top (of the head)), 巅 (summit), 典 (canon), 点 (point, o'clock), and 5 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 甸 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 甸 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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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.