Today’s word is “track and field” or athletics. In Chinese the order of the words is reversed, however “field and track” still means the same thing though.
田 tián means field, and if you examine the character it does indeed resemble a square field divided into four quarters. tián rhymes with “yen” and is a 2nd or rising tone.
田 tián means field, and if you examine the character it does indeed resemble a square field divided into four quarters. tián rhymes with “yen” and is a 2nd or rising tone.
径 jìng means “track”. It has a 4th or falling tone.