塝 (bàng) - A slope or hillside & a bank or embankment
塝 · bàng
A slope or hillside;
a bank or embankment;
refers to flat land on a hillside or sloping terrain.
A slope or hillsidea bank or embankmentrefers to flat land on a hillside or
Usage highlights
HillsideSlopeField bankRiver embankmentMountain slopeTerraced slope
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The village is located on a hillside (山塝).
- They built terraces on the slope (坡塝).
- The house sits on a gentle bank (田塝).
Collocations
- Hillside(山塝)
- Slope(坡塝)
- Field bank(田塝)
- River embankment(河塝)
- Mountain slope(山塝上)
- Terraced slope(梯塝)
Cultural background
FAQ- Commonly used in rural and geographical contexts to describe sloping agricultural land.
- Often appears in place names, especially in hilly regions of southern China.
- Reflects traditional agricultural practices of utilizing sloped terrain for cultivation.