垦耕
kěn​gēng

cultivate

垦 kěn cultivate Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound. Simplified form of 墾.

Components

土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
艮
艮 Sound component
gěn, gèn, hén blunt

Sources

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Unicode

耕 gēng plow

Phonosemantic compound. 耒 represents the meaning and 井 represents the sound. Simplified form of 畊.

Components

耒
耒 Meaning component
lěi handle of plow
井
井 Sound component
jǐng well

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkɛngkˤ<r>eŋplow (v.)
Zhengzhangkreːŋ
Unicodegɛng

說文解字

犂也。从耒井聲。一曰古者井田。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

墾 kěn cultivate Traditional

Components

貇
貇 Sound component
kūn, mào, kěn to root
土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth

earth

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰɯːnʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica