Memory phrase for the Kanji: 垦
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Meaning
| to cultivate, to reclaim (land)
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Pronunciation |
kěn |
Explanation |
Top: 'not good' 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good'), bottom: earth 土 |
Mnemonic
| A 'not-good' earth needs to be: cultivated.
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Radicals
艮
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not good | This 良 is the character for "good", but since the accent is missing it is understood as "not good". verstanden. |
土
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earth, ground | |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
开垦 |
kāi kěn |
to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow |
垦荒 |
kěn huāng |
to open up land (for agriculture) |
围垦 |
wéi kěn |
to reclaim land by diking |
围垦 |
wéi kěn |
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