畦 (qí) - Field ridge & a small plot of farmland

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qí ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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畦 · qí

Field ridge;

a small plot of farmland;

a rectangular piece of cultivated land separated by ridges for irrigation.

Field ridgea small plot of farmlanda rectangular piece of cultivated land separated by

Usage highlights

Vegetable plotMelon patchField ridgeFlower bedCultivated plotNeatly arranged fields

Synonyms

  • 田— field, farmland
  • 地— land, ground
  • 垄— ridge, furrow

Antonyms

  • 荒— wasteland, uncultivated
  • 野— wild, uncultivated

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The farmer planted vegetables in the field (菜畦).
  • We need to water the melon patch (瓜畦).
  • He cultivates a small vegetable plot (一畦菜地).
  • The rice fields are neatly arranged (整齐的稻田畦).

Collocations

  • Vegetable plot(菜畦)
  • Melon patch(瓜畦)
  • Field ridge(田畦)
  • Flower bed(花畦)
  • Cultivated plot(园畦)
  • Neatly arranged fields(畦畦相连)

Idioms

  • Divided into plots like fields(畦分亩析)
  • Neatly arranged like field ridges(畦畦相连)
  • Cultivating one's own garden(自守畦畛)

Cultural background

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  • Represents traditional Chinese agricultural practices of land division and irrigation management.
  • Symbolizes orderly cultivation and careful planning in farming traditions.
  • Reflects the importance of land management in ancient Chinese agricultural society.

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