埁 (qín) - A mound or small hill & an elevated earthen structure.

埁Tone 2

qín ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

器情

埁 · qín

A mound or small hill;

an elevated earthen structure.

A mound or small hillan elevated earthen structure.

Usage highlights

earthen moundhill moundsmall moundburial moundancient moundmound structure

Synonyms

  • 丘— hill, mound
  • 墩— mound, block
  • 塚— burial mound

Antonyms

  • 谷— valley
  • 洼— depression, low-lying area

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient burial site was marked by a small mound (埁).
  • They built an earthen platform (土埁) for the ceremony.
  • The character 埁 appears in some place names (地名) referring to hilly terrain.

Collocations

  • earthen mound(土埁)
  • hill mound(山埁)
  • small mound(小埁)
  • burial mound(坟埁)
  • ancient mound(古埁)
  • mound structure(埁结构)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character is relatively rare in modern usage and appears primarily in historical or geographical contexts.
  • It represents the concept of artificial or natural earth formations, similar to burial mounds or small hills.
  • The character combines earth (土) with phonetic component 今, suggesting its pronunciation.

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