Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 垦
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垦 |
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Meaning |
to cultivate, to reclaim (land) |
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. |
Radicals
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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.) |
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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 |
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