cūn
village; hameau
我住在乡下的小村子里。
wǒ zhù zài xiāng xià de xiǎo cūn zǐ lǐ.
I live in a small village in the countryside.
村里的人都很友好。
cūn lǐ de rén dōu hěn yǒu hǎo.
The people in the village are very friendly.
村子周围都是绿油油的田野。
cūn zi zhōu wéi dōu shì lǜ yóu yóu de tián yě.
The village is surrounded by green fields.
乡村 (xiāngcūn)
countryside
农村 (nóngcūn)
rural area
市 (shì)
city
镇 (zhèn)
town
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The Chinese character 村 (cūn) for "village" is composed of two parts: 囗 (wéi) and 屯 (tún). 囗 represents an enclosure, symbolizing the boundary of a village. 屯 originally meant "to station troops" or "to gather together". When combined, 村 suggests a place where people gather and live together within a defined area.The earliest written form of 村 can be traced back to oracle bone inscriptions from the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC). In these inscriptions, 村 was used to refer to a military camp or a garrison. Over time, the meaning of 村 gradually shifted to refer to a permanent settlement or a village.In modern Chinese, 村 is commonly used to refer to a rural settlement smaller than a town. It can also be used in a broader sense to refer to a community or a group of people living in a specific area. For example, the term "全球村" (quánqiú cūn) is used to describe the interconnectedness of the world in the age of globalization.
