nóng

agriculture, farming

Simplified form of . Depicts using a farming tool () in a field ().

Components
辰 iconic,simplified component

  Iconic Simplified component

chén

  

early morning

Depicts a farming tool.

田 deleted component

  Deleted component

tián

  

field

The (field) component was deleted for simplification.

Evolution

农 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
农 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
农 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
农 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
农 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
农 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

nóng

agriculture, farming; farmer; peasant; to farm; agriculture; diligent (old); government field official (old)

() 

Nóng

surname Nong

() 

nóng

variant of |[nóng]

Most common words with 农
Freq.
Word
Meaning

农场

farm

农民

peasant

农村

rural area

农业

agriculture

peasant

Component uses

Sound component in 4 characters (1 verified)