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坷

kē / kě
noun #89,102

Meanings

  1. 1 clod of earth (used in 坷垃)

Examples

他把地里的坷垃踢到一边。
Tā bǎ dì lǐ de kēlā tī dào yìbiān.
He kicked aside the clods of earth in the field.
播种前要把大坷垃敲碎。
Bōzhǒng qián yào bǎ dà kēlā qiāosuì.
Before planting, break up the big clods of soil.

Tips

usage
The kē reading appears only in the colloquial northern word 坷垃 (kēlā), a lump or clod of dried earth. It is everyday farm and dialect speech rather than formal written Chinese.

Components

radical
土 tǔ
earth; soil
The earth radical 土 on the left points to uneven ground, the bumpy earthen road behind both the literal and figurative meanings.
phonetic
可 kě
can; may (phonetic)
可 (kě, can) sits on the right and gives the sound. It underlies both readings kě and kē; it contributes no meaning here.

Stroke Order

坷 kē