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垦 (kěn)
1. 用力翻土: 耕~。
(To turn the soil with effort: cultivate.)
2. 开辟荒地: 农~。开~。
(To open up wasteland: agricultural reclamation. To develop.)
本义: 翻土,开垦
(Original meaning: Turn soil, reclaim land.)
【造字法】: 形声。从土,(kěn)声。
(Phonetic-ideographic composition: composed of the element for "earth" and the sound "kěn.")
同本义 ([En.] reclaim)
(Same original meaning.)
损伤 ([En.] damage)
(Damage.)
引:
1. 《说文新附》:垦,耕也。
("Shuowen Xinfu": Reclaim means to cultivate.)
2. 《广雅·释地》:垦,耕也。
("Guangya · Shidi": Reclaim means to cultivate.)
3. 《国语·周语上》:土不备垦。
("Guoyu · Zhouyu Shang": The soil is not prepared for reclamation.)
4. 《列子·汤问》:叩石垦壤。
("Liezi · Tangwen": To knock at stones and turn the soil.)
例:
又如: 垦化 (to transform wasteland into good fields); 垦田 (reclaimed farmland; land that has been reclaimed); 垦民 (people who farm reclaimed land); 垦草 (to reclaim wasteland); 垦耕 (to cultivate and reclaim); 垦耨 (to turn the soil); 垦发 (to plant); 垦除 (to remove).
(Also: Reclamation transformation; reclaimed farmland; people who farm reclaimed land; reclamation; cultivation; tilling; planting; removal.)
损伤 ([En.] damage)
(Damage.)