农
nóng
(bound form) agriculture
surname Nong; variant of 農|农[nong2]
a picture of 农 → tilling the field with a hoe
The traditional form 農 shows a person tilling a field with a hoe, an image of hands-on cultivation. The simplified 农 compresses that scene into a few strokes but carries the same agricultural root.
他家祖祖辈辈都是农民。
tā jiā zǔ zǔ bèi bèi dōu shì nóng mín。
His family has been farmers for generations.
这个村子以农业为主要收入来源。
zhè ge cūn zi yǐ nóng yè wéi zhǔ yào shōu rù lái yuán。
This village relies on agriculture as its main source of income.
Words with 农
酪农
lào nóng
(Tw) dairy farmer
酪农业
lào nóng yè
(Tw) dairy industry; dairy farming
重农
zhòng nóng
to stress the importance of agriculture (in ancient philosophy)
三农
sān nóng
see 三農問題|三农问题[san1 nong2 wen4 ti2]
三农问题
sān nóng wèn tí
the three core challenges of rural development in mainland China (agriculture 農業|农业[nong2 ye4], rural areas 農村|农村[nong2 cun1] and farmers 農民|农民[nong2 min2]), first identified as a policy focus in the 1990s
上农
shàng nóng
a rich farmer
不违农时
bù wéi nóng shí
not miss the farming season
中国农业银行
zhōng guó nóng yè yín háng
Agricultural Bank of China
中农
zhōng nóng
Chinese agriculture
亚格门农
yà gé mén nóng
Agamemnon
佃农
diàn nóng
tenant farmer
加农
jiā nóng
(loanword) cannon