耕 Stroke Order

耕 (gēng) 1. 用犁把土翻松。 [En.] To till the soil with a plow. 2. 用犁把土翻松：～种（zhòng ）。～作。～耘（耕地和除草，亦泛指劳动，如“着意～～，自有收获”）。笔～（喻写文章）。舌～（喻教书）。 [En.] To till the soil: to cultivate; to farm; to weed (referring to both tilling the land and weeding, also a general term for labor, e.g., "If you work hard, you will reap the rewards"). Pen (referring to writing). Tongue (metaphorically referring to teaching). 3. 【本义】:犁田 [En.] Original meaning: to plow fields. 4. 【造字法】:形声。从耒( lěi)，井声。从“耒”，表示与耕作有关。 [En.] Character formation: phonetic-ideogram, composed of the character for plow (耒, lěi), indicating relation to farming. 5. 同本义。翻松田土 ([En.] plough; till) [En.] Same original meaning: to loosen the soil in fields. 6. 种田;播种 ([En.] till the land; cultivate; sow) [En.] To till land; to plant seeds. 7. 泛指致力于某种工作或事业 ([En.] devote oneself to) [En.] General term to indicate dedication to a certain work or cause. 引 1. 《正字通》：耕，治田也。 [En.] "The Correct Characters": Gēng means to cultivate land. 2. 《说文》：耕，犁也。从耒，井声。一曰古者井田，谓从井，会意。按，人耕曰耕，牛耕曰犁。 [En.] "Shuowen Jiezi": Gēng means to plow. It is derived from the character for plow and related to ancient field methods. Specifically, human labor is called "gēng," and oxen turning the plow refers to "lì." 3. 《山海经·海内经》：稷之孙曰 叔均，是始作牛耕。 [En.] "Shan Hai Jing": The grandson of Jī, named Shūjūn, was the first to start oxen plowing. 4. 《齐民要术·耕田》：凡秋耕欲深，春夏欲浅，犁欲廉。 [En.] "Qī Mín Yào Shù": In autumn plowing, it's better to go deep; in spring and summer, it should be shallow; plows should be inexpensive. 5. 《孟子·梁惠王上》：深耕易耨。 [En.] "Mencius": Deep plowing makes weeding easier. 6. 《乐府诗集·陌上桑》：耕者忘其犁。 [En.] "Yuefu ShijI": The plower forgets his plow. 7. 《论语·微子》：长沮、桀溺耦而耕。 [En.] "Analects": Changju and Jiedi plowed together. 例 1. 又如:耕食(依赖耕田为生);耕桑(耕田、种谷、植桑、养蚕。泛指农耕之事);耕垡(耕田翻土);耕植(耕田种植) [En.] For example: gēng shí (to rely on farming for a living); gēng sāng (to engage in agriculture like planting grains, mulberry, and raising silkworms, referring to farming activities); gēng fà (to plow and turn the soil); gēng zhí (to plow and plant). 2. 又如:耕牧(耕种畜牧);耕战(耕种与战争);耕器(耕种的器具);耕艺(泛指耕植) [En.] For example: gēng mù (farming and animal husbandry); gēng zhàn (farming and warfare); gēng qì (tools for farming); gēng yì (general term for farming and planting). 引 1. 汉·扬雄《法言·学行》：耕道而得道，猎德而得德。 [En.] Han Dynasty's Yang Xiong "Fayan": Cultivating the path leads to enlightenment, hunting for virtue leads to virtue. 例 1. 又如:耕道(谓致力于研求道之真谛);笔耕;舌耕;目耕 [En.] For example: gēng dào (to devote oneself to seeking the true way); pen gēng (to write); tongue gēng (to teach); eye gēng (observing). *引自繁体辞典解释） 1. ​之语音。 [En.] The phonetics in Traditional Chinese dictionaries.