埂 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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gěng

ditches for irrigation

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 更 represents the sound.

Components

土 Meaning component

tǔ

earth

更 Sound component

gèng, gēng

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

gěng

ditches for irrigation; hole; strip of high ground; low earth dyke separating fields

Most common words with 埂

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	埂	strip of high ground
	田埂	embankment or foothpath between paddy fields
	土埂	embankment or foothpath between paddy fields

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4239th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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