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坷

kē / kě
noun #89,102

Meanings

  1. 1 clod of earth

Examples

HSK 7-9
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.
HSK 7-9
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