坥 (qū) - A small mound or hillock & also used in place names.

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qū ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 土

情仁

坥 · qū

A small mound or hillock;

also used in place names.

A small mound or hillockalso used in place names.

Usage highlights

small moundearth moundhillockmound locationancient mound

Synonyms

  • 丘— hill, mound
  • 墩— mound, block
  • 冢— tomb mound

Antonyms

  • 洼— depression, low-lying area
  • 坑— pit, hole

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • There is a small mound (坥) in the field.
  • The village is located near a hillock (坥).
  • This area has many small earth mounds (土坥).

Collocations

  • small mound(小坥)
  • earth mound(土坥)
  • hillock(山坥)
  • mound location(坥地)
  • ancient mound(古坥)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in geographical contexts to describe small natural elevations.
  • Appears in some historical texts and place names, though usage is relatively rare in modern Chinese.

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