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垦

Traditional (Taiwan): 墾

kěn ㄎㄣˇ

    • to reclaim (land)
    • to cultivate

Other words read kěn

In the same tone

  • 肯 kěn agree
  • 啃 kěn gnaw
  • 恳 kěn earnest

ken with other tones

  • 裉 kèn side seam in an upper garment
  • 掯 kèn push down
  • 硍 kèn rumbling of rolling stones

All 7 words read ken in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 垦

    部首 radical
    土
    笔画 strokes
    9, with 6 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    上下结构
    偏旁 parts
    艮土
    形旁 meaning
    土
    声旁 sound
    艮
    Practise writing 垦

    Trace 垦, then write it from memory. Each stage is passed five times.

    Writing drills that include 垦: HSK 7-9 vocabulary, part 71: writing drill 2 of 3, Agriculture: HSK 7-9, part 2: writing drill 5 of 6, Natural resources and energy: HSK 7-9: writing drill 5 of 7.

    Words with 垦

    Starting with 垦

    • 垦殖 kěnzhí open up land for cultivation
    • 垦荒 kěnhuāng open up land
    • 垦丁 kěndīng Kenting, a national park on the southern tip of Taiwan, popular as a tourist destination
    • 垦丁国家公园 kěndīngguójiāgōngyuán Kenting National Park on the Hengchun Peninsula 恒春半岛 héngchūnbàndǎo, Pingtung county, south Taiwan
    • 垦利区 kěnlìqū Kenli, a district of Dongying City 东营市 dōngyíngshì, Shandong

    All 6 words starting with 垦

    Ending with 垦

    • 开垦 kāikěn clear a wild area for cultivation
    • 屯垦 túnkěn garrison troops to open up land
    • 围垦 wéikěn reclaim land by diking
    • 海涂围垦 hǎitúwéikěn tideland reclamation

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