堘 (chéng) - To raise or build up earth & a raised path between fields

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chéng ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

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堘 · chéng

To raise or build up earth;

a raised path between fields;

to fill in or add soil.

To raise or build up eartha raised path between fieldsto fill in or add soil.

Usage highlights

Field embankmentRaise the groundEarth embankmentBuild up soilAgricultural dike

Synonyms

  • 埂— ridge, embankment between fields
  • 堤— dike, embankment
  • 塍— raised path between fields (variant form)

Antonyms

  • 沟— ditch, trench
  • 壑— guilty, ravine

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Farmers build raised paths between fields (田堘) for irrigation.
  • They needed to raise the ground level (堘高) before construction.
  • Ancient agricultural texts mention field embankments (田堘).

Collocations

  • Field embankment(田堘)
  • Raise the ground(堘高)
  • Earth embankment(土堘)
  • Build up soil(筑堘)
  • Agricultural dike(农堘)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in agricultural contexts for irrigation and field management.
  • Reflects traditional Chinese farming techniques of land division and water control.
  • Appears in some regional dialects and historical agricultural texts.

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