懂中文 Dong Chinese

埂

gěng

ditches for irrigation

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 更 represents the sound.

Components
土 meaning component

土  Meaning component

tǔ

  

earth

更 sound component

更  Sound component

gèng, gēng

  

more

Evolution

埂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
埂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

埂  

gěng

ditches for irrigation; hole; strip of high ground; low earth dyke separating fields

Most common words with 埂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

埂

strip of high ground

田埂

embankment or foothpath between paddy fields

土埂

embankment or foothpath between paddy fields