墎 (guō) - A mound or small hill & an ancient term for a raised area of

墎Tone 1

guō ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

墎 · guō

A mound or small hill;

an ancient term for a raised area of land or burial mound.

A mound or small hillan ancient term for a raised area of

Usage highlights

Ancient moundBurial moundGrassy moundEarth moundHill mound

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

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

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient tomb was built on a small mound (古墎).
  • They climbed the grassy hill (草墎).
  • Archaeologists excavated the burial mound (墓墎).

Collocations

  • Ancient mound(古墎)
  • Burial mound(墓墎)
  • Grassy mound(草墎)
  • Earth mound(土墎)
  • Hill mound(山墎)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 墎 appears in ancient texts referring to raised land formations, particularly burial mounds.
  • The character is rarely used in modern Chinese, primarily appearing in historical or archaeological contexts.
  • It shares semantic connections with other earth/land related characters like 丘 and 冢.

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