耕
gēng
#1,847 most
frequent character
to plow, to till
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
耕 pairs 耒 plow with 井 jǐng, the sound part. It first meant 'to plow a field', then grew to 'to till'. The sound link may be unclear in modern Mandarin.
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