Keyword
to plow
- to cultivate
- Frequency
- #2093
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
gēng
Mnemonic
耒 (plow) gives the meaning and 井 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
耕地
arable land; to plow land
耕作
to farm; to cultivate the land; to work in the fields
耕种
to till; to cultivate
农耕
farming; agriculture
耕
to plow; to till
耕耘
plowing and weeding; farm work; fig. to work or study diligently
深耕
deep plowing; thorough penetration; thorough development (of a market segment etc)
自耕农
owner peasant; land-holding peasant
春耕
to plow a field in the spring
耕田
to cultivate soil; to till fields
精耕细作
intensive farming
可耕地
arable land
退耕还林
restoring agricultural land to forest
耕牛
plow ox
刀耕火种
slash and burn (agriculture)
耕读
to be both a farmer and a scholar; to work the land and also undertake academic studies
休耕
to leave farmland to lie fallow
笔耕
to make a living by writing; to write (as an author)
耕畜
draft animal
备耕
to make preparations for plowing and sowing
翻耕
to plow; to turn the soil
耕犁
plow
辛勤耕耘
to devote oneself tirelessly to one's work; to labor diligently over many years
辍耕
to stop plowing; to give up a life in the fields