垦
Character
to reclaim (land)
Meaning
kěn
ken3- to reclaim (land) CC-CEDICT
- to cultivate CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 9 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 垦
Draw “垦” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
他们在山上垦地种菜。
tā men zài shān shàng kěn dì zhòng cài
They open up land on the mountain to grow vegetables.
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爷爷垦了这片荒地。
yé ye kěn le zhè piàn huāng dì
Grandpa cleared this empty land for farming.
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开垦土地很辛苦。
kāi kěn tǔ dì hěn xīn kǔ
Opening up land for farming is very hard work.
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Words with 垦
垦丁kěn dīngKenting, a national park on the southern tip of Taiwan, popular as a tourist destination (abbr. for 垦丁国家公园 (Kěn dīng Guó jiā Gōng yuán))Word垦殖kěn zhíto open up land for cultivationWord垦耕kěn gēngto bring under cultivation (scrubland, marshland etc)Word垦荒kěn huāngto open up land (for agriculture)Word垦利区kěn lì qūKenli, a district of Dongying City 东营市 (Dōng yíng Shì), ShandongWord垦丁国家公园kěn dīng guó jiā gōng yuánKenting National Park on the Hengchun Peninsula 恒春半岛 (Héng chūn Bàn dǎo), Pingtung county, south TaiwanWord开垦kāi kěnto clear wild land so people can farm on itWordHSK 7–9围垦wéi kěnto reclaim land by dikingWord屯垦tún kěnto garrison troops to open up landWord海涂围垦hǎi tú wéi kěntideland reclamationWord