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CHINESE CHARACTER

fén

坟

坟

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tomb

Numbered pinyin
fen2
English meanings
grave, tomb, CL:座[zuo4], embankment, mound, ancient book

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 土; right 文.

Meaning & sound clues

土 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “earth”.

文 is identified as the sound component (wén). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 坟.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰土文

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一zuò座fén坟。

    A grave.

  2. 02

    shàng上fén坟。

    Visit the grave.

  3. 03

    sǎomù扫墓。

    Sweep the tomb.

  4. 04

    jì祭bài拜zǔxiān祖先。

    Worship ancestors.

  5. 05

    miǎnhuái缅怀xiān先rén人。

    Remember the departed.

  6. 06

    jìtuō寄托sīniàn思念。

    Express remembrance.

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  • 坟墓