fén

grave

tomb; CL:座[zuo4]; embankment; mound; ancient book

earth (土) + phonetic (文) = grave mound

A grave is a mound of earth raised over a burial site. 文 lends the sound fén here; the meaning comes entirely from the earth radical below.

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清明节,很多人去上祭祖。

qīng míng jié, hěn duō rén qù shàng fén jì zǔ.

During the Qingming Festival, many people go to the grave to pay respects to their ancestors.

山坡上有一座老,周围长满了野草。

shān pō shàng yǒu yī zuò lǎo fén, zhōu wéi zhǎng mǎn le yě cǎo.

On the hillside there is an old grave, with wild grass growing all around it.

Words with 坟

集体坟墓

jí tǐ fén mù

mass grave

上坟

shàng fén

to visit a grave

坟丘

fén qiū

a tomb

坟包

fén bāo

grave mound

坟地

fén dì

graveyard

坟场

fén chǎng

cemetery

坟茔

fén yíng

grave

坟墓

fén mù

grave

坟山

fén shān

hill cemetery

坟穴

fén xué

grave

坟头

fén tóu

burial mound

寿王坟

shòu wáng fén

Shouwangfen town, in Chengde 承德市[Cheng2 de2 shi4], Hebei

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