场
threshing floor; large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play)
Closest English meanings
field·place·scene·ground·site
The Calligrapher — Wáng Xīzhī 王羲之
The 'Sage of Calligraphy'; his running script has set the standard for 1,700 years.
Eastern Jin calligrapher (303–361), master of running script/cursive script/regular script — the Sage of Calligraphy; his Orchid Pavilion Preface is the most celebrated work in the tradition, and nearly every later master traces lineage to his hand. Eastern Jin dynasty
Cultural Story
:The Book of Rites sets the 场 for the autumn harvest, where grain was threshed and counted. A 广场 gathered the Tang capital for proclamations. In the Water Margin, every 场面 of bloodshed is staged for loyalty. The character is flat ground made deliberate — a place where something happens.
Common words & phrases
- 场面 scene · spectacle · occasion · appearance
- 场所 place · site · venue · location
- 现场 scene · site · spot · on the spot
- 市场 market · marketplace
- 广场 square · plaza · public square
- 场地 field · ground · site · space
Read the story behind the character
The night 场 empties after the last train. A 场所 rents by the hour for the meeting. The 现场 of the crash is cordoned in yellow tape. The 市场 sets the price by the kilo. Crowds fill the 广场 for the holiday show. The 场地 closes at ten.
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