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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Same Characters, Different Readings

耕gēng
variant of 耕[geng1]

Homophones

更gēng
to change or replace, to experience

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