(bàng) - A slope or hillside & a bank or embankment

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bàng | 13 strokes | radical:

· 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

Synonyms

  • slope, hillside
  • bank, ridge

Antonyms

  • flat, level
  • plain, flatland

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.

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