“田”是象形字。甲骨文、金文、小篆、楷书都像一块方形的大田被纵横的田埂(或田间小路、小水沟)分成几块小田。也有学者认为“田”字外面的方框是防止野兽践踏田间的禾苗和防止强盗偷取田中庄稼的墙垣。《说文·田部》中说:“田,陈也。树谷曰田。象形;十,阡陌之制也。”意思是说,田,陈列(得整整齐齐)。种植稻谷的地方叫田。口像田四周的界限;十,表示纵横的田埂或小路。 “Tian ” is a pictograph. Oracle, Jinwen, Xiaozhuan, regular script is like a square field is vertical and horizontal Tian 埂 (or field road, small water ditch) is divided into a few Oda. Some scholars also think that the box outside the word “田” is a wall that prevents wild animals from trampling field seedlings and preventing robbers from stealing fields. “Said Wen Tian Department” said: “Tian, ​​Chen also. Tree Valley said Tian. Pictogram; Ten, paddy land system also.” Mean, Tian, ​​display (neat). The place where rice is planted is called field. Portraits around the boundaries of the field; Ten, said the vertical and horizontal fields or path.