埂 (gěng): Ditches for irrigation — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 埂

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埂=土earth+更change

A ridge of earth (土) that is firm or stiff (更) — a ridge or embankment.

HSK Vocabulary: 埂

HSK words that contain this character.

tǔ gěng

土埂

earthen ridge

gěng zǐ

埂子

ridge; low bank

dī gěng

堤埂

embankment; dike

tián gěng

田埂

ridge between fields

Example Sentences

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

wèi为

le了

fáng防

zhǐ止

hóng洪

shuǐ水

，

tā他

men们

jiā加

gù固

le了

hé河

biān边

de的

dī堤

gěng埂

。

To prevent flooding, they reinforced the embankment by the river.

nóng农

mín民

men们

zǒu走

zài在

zhǎi窄

de的

tián田

zhè这

tiáo条

tǔ土

gěng埂

bǎ把

liǎng两

kuài块

shuǐ水

tián

Information

Traditional埂

Radical土

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Frequency#4239

Zhuyinㄍㄥˇ

UnicodeU+57C2

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埂 (gěng): Ditches for irrigation — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 埂

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HSK Vocabulary: 埂

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