壔 (dǎo) - Mound, hillock & an earthen platform or rampart

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壔 · dǎo

Mound, hillock;

an earthen platform or rampart;

used in ancient Chinese architecture and fortifications.

Mound, hillockan earthen platform or rampartused in ancient Chinese architecture and fortifications.

Usage highlights

City moundEarthen platformAncient moundFortification moundCeremonial platformHan

Synonyms

  • 丘— hill, mound
  • 墩— mound, block
  • 台— platform, terrace

Antonyms

  • 谷— valley, ravine
  • 壑— gully, ravine

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient fortress had defensive mounds (城壔).
  • They built an earthen platform for the ceremony (祭壔).
  • Archaeologists excavated a Han-dynasty mound (汉壔).

Collocations

  • City mound(城壔)
  • Earthen platform(土壔)
  • Ancient mound(古壔)
  • Fortification mound(垒壔)
  • Ceremonial platform(祭壔)
  • Han-dynasty mound(汉壔)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used in ancient Chinese military architecture for defensive earthworks and platforms.
  • Appears in historical texts describing fortifications and ceremonial structures.
  • Represents traditional Chinese earthwork engineering techniques.

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