huō

technical
common

Meaning of

耠 means to loosen or turn soil (with a hoe). Pronounced huō.

  • to loosen or turn soil (with a hoe)

Character Info

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Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Chūn
tiān
dào
le
 
nóng
mín
men
kāi
shǐ
huō
 

Spring has arrived, and the farmers are beginning to hoe the fields.

Zhè
kuài
tài
yìng
le
 
děi
hǎo
hǎo
huō
xià
 

This plot of land is too hard; it needs a good hoeing.

Shǐ使
yòng
huō
zi
huō
yòng
chú
tou
gèng
shěng
 

Using a hoe to loosen the soil is less labor-intensive than using a pickaxe.