垦 (kěn): To cultivate land — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 垦

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Stroke Order Diagrams 垦

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Character Breakdown

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垦

艮stopping

土earth

垦=艮stopping+土earth

The earth (土) is turned over with effort (艮) — to reclaim or cultivate land.

4.

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How to Use 垦

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 垦 works in context.

Single HSK word

垦 appears in the HSK word 开垦, meaning "Reclaim (land) / Cultivate".

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

kāi开

kěn垦

Reclaim (land) / Cultivate

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 垦 is used in context

nóng农

mín民

men们

zhèng正

zài在

kāi开

kěn垦

zhè这

piàn片

huāng荒

dì地

。

Farmers are reclaiming this wasteland.

zhèng政

fǔ府

gǔ鼓

lì励

nóng农

mín民

kěn垦

huāng荒

zhǒng

zhè这

ge个

kěn垦

qū区

shì适

hé合

zhǒng种

zhí植

shuǐ

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种

tián田

。

The government encourages farmers to reclaim wasteland for farming.

水

dào稻

。

This reclamation area is suitable for growing rice.

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Characters with radical "土".

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