耕 = 耒 + 井

耕 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “plow”. It is built from 耒 (handle of plow) and 井 (well).

Keyword: plow
Pinyin (Mandarin): gēng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: plow, cultivate, культивировать, плуг, cultivate
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 耕 till

Decomposition

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耒 handle of plow
井 well

How to find 耕 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “handle of plow” + “well”. 耕 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 耕 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.