gēng
畊
same as "耕"; to plow; to cultivate
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to plow; to till; to cultivate land
archaic古同“耕”，现代已不常用。主要用于文言文或特定的书面语境。
Xī昔
zhě者
Yǔ禹
Jì稷
gōng躬
jià稼
，
Zhōu周
gōng公
bēi卑
fú服
，
jí即
gēng畊
tián田
yě也
。
In ancient times, Yu and Ji personally farmed, and Duke of Zhou wore coarse clothes, that is, they plowed the fields.
Chūn春
gēng畊
xià夏
yún耘
，
qiū秋
shōu收
dōng冬
cáng藏
。
Plow in spring, weed in summer, harvest in autumn, and store in winter.
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Gǔ古
rén人
yǐ以
nóng农
wéi为
běn本
，
gù故
zhòng重
gēng畊
zhī织
。
Ancient people regarded agriculture as fundamental, thus they valued plowing and weaving.