埂 (gěng) is a Chinese character meaning “a low ridge of earth between fields”. It is written from 土 (earth; soil) and 更 (to change; even more; again), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
土 + 更
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字·土部: 埂，从土更声; modern glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data stroke geometry
Memory aid
Pile up earth (土) and the field's shape changes (更): now a raised ridge (埂) runs between the plots.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 田埂tián gěngridge between fields埂 = gěng
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All readings
ridge of earth
a low ridge of earth between fields; a raised strip of land
田地里稍稍高起的狭长土垄，也指地势高起的长条地方。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 田埂tián gěngridge between fields埂 = gěng
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 埂 mean?
埂 (gěng) means a low ridge of earth between fields; a raised strip of land.
How do you pronounce 埂?
It is pronounced gěng.
What parts is 埂 made of?
土 (earth; soil) and 更 (to change; even more; again), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字·土部: 埂，从土更声; modern glyph decomposition verified against hanzi-writer-data stroke geometry. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 埂 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 埂?
土. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 埂?
Common ones are 田埂. The reading of 埂 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.