WHOLE CHARACTER
场
field; site; place; event; occasion
场 has common place/event readings; its cháng reading also appears in modern measure phrases such as 一场雨。
Character Familiesleft / right
场
field; site; place; event; occasion
场 has common place/event readings; its cháng reading also appears in modern measure phrases such as 一场雨。
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
Pieces are shown with documented or clearly limited roles; the complete glyph remains standard.
LEFT VISUAL PIECE
土
earth; soil
Repeated in 垚.
In 场: left visual piece Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
VARIANT COMPONENT
𠃓
Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.
In 场: variant component The right form is a bound written form; not taught as a separate word.
Tone 3
- field; site; place
- event; occasion
- 广场square
- 市场market
Tone 2modern measure use
- level open ground for drying grain
- market or fair
- measure for one course of an event
A normal modern example is 一场雨. This reading is kept separate from the place/event reading chǎng.
- 一场雨a rain
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