耕 (gaang1 gang1 | geng1) : plough; cultivate

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耕

gaang1 gang1

geng1

[1] plough; cultivate; till
[2] work laboriously; bent on

Jyutping gaang1 is the colloquial pronunciation; gang1 is the literary version.

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 耒 (#127)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

耕

This word has been viewed 5981 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Dec 2009 01:22

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耕種 gaang1 zung3 geng1 zhong4 = plough and sow

春耕 ceon1 gang1 chun1 geng1 = to plough (U.S.: plow) a field in the spring

耕地 gang1 dei6 geng1 di4 = arable land

耕田 gaang1 tin4 = to till land

半自耕農 bun3 zi6 gaang1 nung4 ban4 zi4 geng1 nong2 = semi-tenant peasant; semi-owner peasant

可耕地 ho2 gang1 dei6 ke3 geng1 di4 = arable land

可耕種 ho2 gaang1 zung3 ke3 geng1 de4 = arable land; cultivable land

唔𠸎耕 m4 naa1 gaang1 = irrelevant; totally unrelated 粵

耕田佬 gaang1 tin4 lou2 = a peasant (farmer) 粵

耕佣 gaang1 jung4 geng1 yong4 = a farmhand (also 佣耕)
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