墾 = 貇 + 土

墾 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cultivate”. It is built from 貇 (to root) and 土 (soil).

Keyword: cultivate
Pinyin (Mandarin): kěn
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: cultivate, reclaim, to farm land, возделывать, восстанавливать, обрабатывать землю, reclaim, to farm land
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 墾 groundbreaking

Decomposition

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貇 to root
土 soil

How to find 墾 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “to root” + “soil”. 墾 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 墾 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.