开垦

Traditional form:

開墾

Pinyin (reading):

kāikěn

Definitions:

• to clear a wild area for cultivation
• to put under the plow

Characters:

• 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 垦 - to cultivate, to farm; to reclaim

Traditional characters:

• 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 墾 - to cultivate, to farm; to reclaim