tián

till land

A man  working on a farm  also provides the pronunciation

Components
田 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

tián

  

field

攵 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tap

Evolution

畋 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
畋 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
畋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
畋 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
畋 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

tián

till land, cultivate; hunt; to cultivate (land); to hunt