畬

Reclaimed land, specifically a field carved out of wasteland, scrub, or hillside. It denotes marginal land brought under cultivation and implies rough or upland soil (slopes or margins) rather than fertile river valleys.

Primarily a noun; may occasionally function as a verbal noun denoting the act of reclaiming.

Contrast with 田: The use of 畬 typically signals the marginal nature of the land and the labor required to make it productive.

Tang-period reading //shia//; Fanqie 以諸 (//yǐzhū//).

Composed of 山 (mountain/hill) and 田 (field), reflecting its association with hillside reclamation.

In administrative texts concerning taxation, census data, or land grants, this glyph may denote a specific legal or economic category of land tenure with distinct tax obligations or ownership rights due to the initial investment of labor.