❶ [书] （田地中间南北方向的小路） a footpath between fields, running north and south ❷ [书] （通往坟墓的道路） a path leading to a grave ❸ [书] （泛指田野） field ❹ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 能 Qian Neng ◆阡陌 [书] crisscross footpaths between fields; 阡陌纵横 Straight paths cross the fields.; numerous footpaths in the field; The paths crisscrossed in the fields.