阡

Information about character(s)

Radical: 阜
Radical Strokes: 8
Additional Strokes: 3
Total Strokes: 5
Variants: 仟

Pronunciation

Pinyin: qiān
Cantonese: cin1
JapaneseKun: AZE MICHI HAKAMICHI
JapaneseOn: SEN
Korean: CHEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: footpaths between fields; paths

CE-Dict: road leading north and south

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a footpath between fields, running north and south

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《𨸏部》阡路東西為陌，南北為阡。从𨸏千聲。

康熙字典文字版 【戌集中】【阜字部】阡
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤倉先切，音千。【說文】路南北爲阡。【史記·秦本紀】開阡陌。【註】風俗通曰：南北曰阡，東西曰陌。河東以東西爲阡，南北爲陌。朱子曰：二說不同，後說爲正。陌之爲言百也，遂洫從，而涇涂亦從，則遂閒百畝，洫閒百夫，而涇涂爲陌。阡之爲言千也，溝澮衡，而畛道亦衡，則溝閒千畝，澮閒千夫，而畛道爲阡，阡陌之名由此而得。◎按陸機答張士然詩：迴渠繞曲陌，通波扶直阡。此以南北爲阡也。柳宗元田家詩：蓐食狥所務，驅車向東阡。此以東西爲阡也。　又姓。【正字通】唐有阡能。　又墓道也。【杜甫·故武衞將軍挽詩】新阡絳水遙。通作仟。【前漢·原涉傳】京兆尹曹氏葬茂陵，民謂其道爲京兆仟。　又與芊同。密茂貌。【楚辭·九懷】遠望兮阡眠。【謝朓·和王著八公山詩】阡眠起雜樹。【游東田詩】遠樹瞹阡阡。【註】阡，與芊同。亦作仟仟。　又【集韻】倉甸切，音蒨。義同。　【玉篇】或作𧮮圱。

CF-Dict: chemins surélevés qui séparent les champs

Han-De-Dict: Weg (u.E.) (S)