耔 (zǐ) - To hill up soil around plants & to hoe soil around plants

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To hill up soil around plants;

to hoe soil around plants;

to cultivate by earthing up.

To hill up soil around plantsto hoe soil around plantsto cultivate by earthing up.

Usage highlights

Earthing up seedlingsHoeing soil around plantsCultivation methodAgricultural techniqueRice seedling hillingCrop cultivation

Synonyms

  • 培土— to earth up; to hill up soil
  • 壅土— to mound soil around plants

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Farmers hill up soil around rice seedlings (耘耔).
  • The agricultural method of earthing up (耔田).
  • Cultivating crops by hoeing soil around them (耔耘).

Collocations

  • Earthing up seedlings(耘耔)
  • Hoeing soil around plants(耔田)
  • Cultivation method(耔耘)
  • Agricultural technique(耔法)
  • Rice seedling hilling(秧耔)
  • Crop cultivation(耕耔)

Idioms

  • Plowing and earthing up(耕耔)
  • Weeding and hilling(耘耔)
  • Cultivation techniques(耔耘之法)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Represents traditional Chinese agricultural techniques of intensive cultivation.
  • Reflects the importance of meticulous crop management in ancient Chinese farming.
  • Associated with Confucian emphasis on agricultural foundation of society.

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