垞 (chá) - small mound & hillock

垞Tone 2

chá ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

偲嫦

垞 · chá

small mound;

hillock;

used in place names

small moundhillockused in place names

Usage highlights

small moundearth moundWangchuan Villahillockmoundancient mound

Synonyms

  • 丘— hillock, mound
  • 墩— mound, block
  • 阜— mound, abundant

Antonyms

  • 谷— valley
  • 壑— ravine, gully

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • There is a small hillock in the garden (花园里有个小垞).
  • Wangchuan Villa is a famous Tang dynasty estate (王垞别业).
  • The village is built around a mound (村子建在一个土垞周围).

Collocations

  • small mound(小垞)
  • earth mound(土垞)
  • Wangchuan Villa(王垞别业)
  • hillock(山垞)
  • mound(垞丘)
  • ancient mound(古垞)

Idioms

  • No common idioms found for this character

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used in classical Chinese poetry and literature to describe small hills or mounds
  • Appears in place names, particularly in northern China
  • Often used in the context of landscape description in traditional Chinese gardens

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