懂中文 Dong Chinese

垦

kěn

cultivate

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound. Simplified form of 墾.

Components
土 meaning component

土  Meaning component

tǔ

  

earth

艮 sound component

艮  Sound component

gěn, gèn

  

blunt

Evolution

垦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
垦 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
垦 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

垦 (墾) 

kěn

cultivate, reclaim, to farm land; to reclaim (land); to cultivate

Most common words with 垦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

开垦

to put under the plow

垦

to cultivate

垦荒

to open up land (for agriculture)

垦殖

to open up land for cultivation

围垦

to reclaim land by diking