耕
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to plow; to till
Formation & memory
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How to remember it
till · Heisig RSH #2850
Christmas tree + 井 well
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 耕
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 耕者有其田 | "land to the tiller", post-Liberation land reform movement instigated by the CCP | |
| 水耕法 | hydroponics | |
| 精耕细作 | intensive farming | |
| 可耕地 | arable land | |
| 半自耕农 | semi-tenant peasant; semi-owner peasant | |
| 深耕细作 | deep plowing and careful cultivation | |
| 刀耕火种 | slash and burn (agriculture) | |
| 自耕农 | owner peasant; land-holding peasant | |
| 一分耕耘，一分收获 | (saying) you reap what you sow | |
| 退耕还林 | restoring agricultural land to forest | |
| 耕地 | arable land; to plow land | |
| 耕作 | to farm; to cultivate the land; to work in the fields | |
| 春耕 | to plow a field in the spring | |
| 深耕 | deep plowing; thorough penetration; thorough development (of a market segment etc) | |
| 耕田 | to cultivate soil; to till fields | |
| 笔耕 | to make a living by writing; to write (as an author) | |
| 耕种 | to till; to cultivate | |
| 农耕 | farming; agriculture | |
| 秋耕 | autumn plowing | |
| 备耕 | to make preparations for plowing and sowing |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 井 — compare how they read.