蔉 (gǔn) - To pile up earth around the roots of & to earth up

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gǔn ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

蔉 · gǔn

To pile up earth around the roots of plants;

to earth up;

to bank up soil.

To pile up earth around the roots ofto earth upto bank up soil.

Usage highlights

earth up soilpile up around rootsagricultural earthing upbank up plantssoil banking technique

Synonyms

  • 培— to cultivate; to bank up soil
  • 壅— to bank up earth; to heap up

Antonyms

  • 掘— to dig up; to excavate
  • 挖— to dig; to scoop out

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The farmer earthed up the potato plants (蔉土).
  • He piled soil around the base of the corn stalks (蔉玉米).
  • This agricultural technique helps support the plants (蔉培技术).

Collocations

  • earth up soil(蔉土)
  • pile up around roots(蔉根)
  • agricultural earthing up(蔉培)
  • bank up plants(蔉植株)
  • soil banking technique(蔉土技术)

Idioms

  • To pile up soil and nurture roots(蔉土培根)
  • Accumulate virtue and pile up goodness(积德蔉善)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Represents traditional Chinese agricultural techniques of soil management.
  • Associated with careful cultivation and nurturing of crops.
  • Metaphorically used to describe gradual accumulation or foundation-building.

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