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

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Animated Stroke Order 垦

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 垦

3.

Character Breakdown

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垦

艮gěn

土tǔ · earth

垦=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 垦

垦 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 垦

Common word with 垦

One common HSK word with 垦 is 开垦, meaning "Reclaim (land) / Cultivate".

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Example Sentences

nóng农

mín民

men们

zhèng正

zài在

kāi开

kěn

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艮gěn

+土tǔ · earth

kāi开

kěn垦

Reclaim (land) / Cultivate

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种

tián田

。

The government encourages farmers to reclaim wasteland for farming.

zhè这

ge个

kěn垦

qū区

shì适

hé合

zhǒng种

zhí植

shuǐ水

dào稻

。

This reclamation area is suitable for growing rice.

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