fá

垡

Character · Noun

clod of turned earth; used in place names

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

clod of earth; sod; turned soil

dialect

A dialect term used in agriculture, referring to the chunks of soil after plowing.

Chūn春
gēng耕
hòu后
 ，
tián田
lǐ里
liú留
xià下
xǔ许
duō多
dà大
fá垡
 。

After spring plowing, many large clods of earth are left in the field.

Shēn深
gēng耕
shài晒
fá垡
kě可
yǐ以
gǎi改
shàn善
tǔ土
rǎng壤
 。

Deep plowing and sun-drying the clods can improve the soil.

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Nóng农
mín民
men们
zài在
dǎ打
fá垡
 ，
zhǔn准
bèi备
bō播
zhǒng种
 。

The farmers are breaking up the clods, preparing for sowing.

2.

noun

used in place names

neutral

Used as a character in specific place names, often with no independent meaning outside of that context.

Wǒ我
yé爷
ye爷
zhù住
zài在
Běi北
jīng京
fù附
jìn近
de的
Yú榆
fá垡
 。

My grandfather lives in Yufa, near Beijing.

Luò落
fá垡
shì是
Hé河
běi北
Shěng省
de的
yī一
gè个
zhèn镇
 。

Luofa is a town in Hebei Province.