垦
墾kěn
#3,032 most
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to reclaim (land), to cultivate
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
垦 has 土, earth or land, as the meaning part and 艮 gèn as the sound part. It first meant to till the soil and develop the land. Later it grew to cultivate and to reclaim land.
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