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Meaning of 埂

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埂
Pinyin: gěng
English Definition: strip of high ground; low earth dyke separating fields
Chinese Definition:
①田间稍稍高起的小路:田埂儿。
②地势高起的长条地方:山埂。
③用泥土筑起的堤防:埂堰。
Total strokes: 10; Radical: 土
Pictophonetic:更 indicates the sound; 土 (earth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
    • 更 [ gèng ] more, further; to shift, to alternate; to modify
Similar Characters: 绠
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Example Words
田埂 tián gěng embankment or foothpath between paddy fields
土埂 tǔ gěng embankment or foothpath between paddy fields
埂子 gěng zi strip of high ground; low earth dyke separating fields
More:埂* | *埂 | *埂*
Example Sentences
1
汛期快到了
,
村里的圩埂需要加固了
。
The flood season is approaching, so the dike in our village needs reinforcing.
2
我想咱们需求买一台新的赋埂机
。
I consider we commor to take a new copier.
3
最后
,
把余下的土在树干周围培埂
。
Finally, a ridge is formed around the tree trunk with the remaining soil.
4
她开始谈起母亲时
,
便埂咽着说不出话来
。
She choked up when she began to talk about her mother.
5
他在村后的坝埂上放猪
,
看到我在家
,
就来和我说话
。
He was herding pigs on the dam behind the village and came to me seeing I was at home.