陵墓 (líng mù) — mausoleum; tomb | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

mausoleumtomb

Measure word · 座

Examples

陵墓。
Zhè zuò líng mù shì gǔ dài huáng dì de.
This mausoleum is from an ancient emperor.
陵墓。
Xǔ duō yóu kè lái cān guān zhè zuò zhù míng de líng mù.
Many tourists come to visit this famous tomb.
陵墓。
Kǎo gǔ xué jiā zài líng mù lǐ fā xiàn le xǔ duō wén wù.
Archaeologists discovered many artifacts in the tomb.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

陵língtomb mound

陵 and 墓 both refer to a tomb or burial mound, so together they mean mausoleum.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

阜阜fùmound
夌夌língmound; hill

The shape pairs 阜 (mound) with 夌, an earlier form meaning “mound; hill” that gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

莫土墓

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

莫

莫mò墓mù

Same sound today

墓 combines 土 (earth) and 莫 (sound).

Appears in

Buildings & Structures History

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