Keyword
to reclaim
- to cultivate
- to farm
- Frequency
- #2922
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
kěn
Mnemonic
土 (earth) gives the meaning and 艮 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
开垦
to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow
屯垦
to garrison troops to open up land
垦
to reclaim (land); to cultivate
垦荒
to open up land (for agriculture)
垦殖
to open up land for cultivation
围垦
to reclaim land by diking
垦丁
Kenting, a national park on the southern tip of Taiwan, popular as a tourist destination (abbr. for 垦丁国家公园 (KěndīngGuójiāGōngyuán))