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cultivate (land); reclaim (wasteland)

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Characters with ken

kěn

垦

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v.cultivate (land); reclaim (wasteland)
- kěn dì
  垦地
  cultivate the soil
- zhè ge gōng yuán bèi kěn chéng le nóng tián
  这个公园被垦成了农田。
  The park has gone under the plough.
- kāi kěn
  开垦
  reclaim wasteland
- kěn huāng
  垦荒
  reclaim wasteland
- kěn le sān mǔ dì
  垦了三亩地
  have cultivated there mu of land
- kěn zhí
  垦殖
  reclaim

Words and phrases with 垦

垦荒
[word]reclaim wasteland
垦区
[word]reclamation area
垦殖
[word]reclaim and cultivate wasteland
垦覆
[word]make furrows between rows of trees, plant green manure crops, and plough them under to revitalize the old trees
垦伐
[word]assart
垦种
[word]reclaim wasteland and plant it with crops

Similar-form characters to 垦

kěn
垦
wū
屋
kěn
恳
yín
垠

Chinese Characters with pinyin kěn

肯
agree; be willing to
啃
gnaw; take great pains with one's studies
恳
earnestly; request
龈
gums

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