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Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "垅", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "垅", and master the standard way of writing the character "垅".
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垅
1. Same as "垄" (lǒng).
同“垄”。
2. Phonetic compound, composed of the element "土" (earth) and the sound "龙" (lóng).
Original meaning: tomb. "The head of the living king is not as good as the tomb of the dead soldiers." — From "Strategies of the Warring States: Qi Strategies".
形声。从土,龙声。本义:坟。生王之头,曾不若死士之垄也。——《战国策·齐策》
3. Ridge or bund in fields.
"On the ridges where plowing has stopped." — From "Records of the Grand Historian: The Family of Chen".
田埂。辍耕之垄上。——西汉·司马迁《史记·陈涉世家》
4. For example:
- 垄次 (lǒngcì) - ridges in the fields;
- 垄亩之臣 (lǒngmǔ zhī chén) - ministers who resign from office to return to farming;
- 垄亩 (lǒngmǔ) - fields and paths.
又如:垄次(田间);垄亩之臣(辞官归耕田野的臣子);垄亩(阡陌田野)。
5. A soil ridge for planting crops in rows.
成行种植农作物的土埂。
6. Something resembling a ridge.
像垄的东西。
7. High hill, elevated ground.
"The hill where Bi Gan is buried." — From "Songs of Chu: Eastern Shuo: Seven Counsels to Sink the River." Note: "A small hill is called 丘 (qiū), a large one is called 垄 (lǒng). 垄 can also be written as 陇 (lǒng)."
高丘,高地。封比干之丘垄。——《楚辞·东方朔·七谏沉江》。注:“小曰丘,大曰垄。垄,一作陇。”
8. For example:
- 垄岗沙 (lǒnggǎng shā) - a type of sand dune widely distributed in deserts, also known as "sand ridge" or "longitudinal dune."
又如:垄岗沙(沙漠中广泛分布的一种沙丘,也称“沙垄”或“纵向沙丘”)。