gěng
ditches for irrigation
Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 更 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 埂
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
strip of high ground | ||
embankment or foothpath between paddy fields | ||
embankment or foothpath between paddy fields |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
4239th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 10 |
Unicode | U+57C2 |
Shuowen | “埂,秦謂阬為埂。从土,更聲。” |
Sources
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