垦 Strokes Write it Listen 垦 kěn to cultivate, to farm; to reclaim HSK 7–9 9 strokes Radical 土 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from艮soundgěnblunt; tough, chewy土meaningtǔsoil, earth; items made of earth How it works土 hints at the meaning (earth), and 艮 gěn hints at the sound.