坹 (xuè) - Ancient pit or hole & deep ravine

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xuè ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 土

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坹 · xuè

Ancient pit or hole;

deep ravine;

also used in ancient texts.

Ancient pit or holedeep ravinealso used in ancient texts.

Usage highlights

deep ravineancient pitravine and valleypit and hollowdeep and hollow

Synonyms

  • 坑— pit, hole
  • 穴— cave, den
  • 壑— ravine, gully

Antonyms

  • 丘— hill, mound
  • 陵— hill, mound

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text describes a deep ravine (深坹).
  • They excavated an old pit (古坹).
  • The terrain was marked by deep hollows (坹壑).

Collocations

  • deep ravine(深坹)
  • ancient pit(古坹)
  • ravine and valley(坹壑)
  • pit and hollow(坹穴)
  • deep and hollow(深坹)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts describing geographical features.
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese, primarily of historical interest.

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