gěng

common
noun

Meaning of

埂 means ridge between fields; bund; long, raised strip of land; elevation. Pronounced gěng.

  • ridge between fields; bund
  • long, raised strip of land; elevation
  • embankment; dike; levee

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

yán沿
zhe
tián
gěng
er
màn
màn
de
zǒu
 

He walked slowly along the ridge between the fields.

Tián
gěng
er
shàng
zhǎng
mǎn
le
huā
 

The field ridges are covered with wildflowers.

Xiǎo
xīn
diǎn
 
bié
cóng
gěng
er
shàng
diào
xià
 

Be careful, don't fall off the ridge.

Nóng
zuò
zài
gěng
er
shàng
xiū
xi
 

The farmer sat on the field ridge to rest.

shuǐ
shùn
zhe
tián
gěng
er
liú
jìn
le
shuǐ
 

Rainwater flowed along the field ridge into the ditch.