Dong Chinese dictionary

nóng

agriculture, farming

Depicts using a farming tool (辰) in a field (田).

Components

田 Iconic component

tián

field

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 田 than it was in ancient scripts.

辰 Iconic component

chén

early morning

Depicts a farming tool.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

nóng

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

Nóng

surname Nong

Most common words with 農

Component uses

Sound component in 5 characters (1 verified)

Sources

李学勤《字源》p.207