垦荒

Traditional form:

墾荒

Pinyin (reading):

kěnhuāng

Definitions:

• to open up land (for agriculture)

Characters:

• 垦 - to cultivate, to farm; to reclaim
• 荒 - wasteland, desert; uncultivated

Traditional characters:

• 墾 - to cultivate, to farm; to reclaim
• 荒 - wasteland, desert; uncultivated