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茔 (yíng)
1. Grave, burial ground.
Meaning: Grave, burial ground. Example: graveyard, burial ground, ancestral grave.
2. Mound.
Meaning: Refers to a mound, especially in the context of graves.
茔 (yíng)
Noun:
- Primary meaning: Burial ground.
- Derivation: A phonetic and ideographic character; it combines 土 (earth) with the phonetic element 荧 (yíng).
Synonyms:
1. Same as the primary meaning ([En.] graveyard).
Reference:
1. "Shuowen": 茔 means grave.
2. "Yupian": 茔 means burial ground.
3. "Guangya": 茔 refers to a burial place.
4. "Book of Han": The land was granted as a grave in the east of Dou. Note: “grave land.”
5. "Book of Han": The empress dowager decreed that lands belonging to the Wang family outside should not be treated as graves, with all taxes imposed on the poor people.
Examples:
- Like: 茔树 (trees planted on burial grounds, usually pines and cypresses).
2. Mound.
Reference:
1. "Yuan Mei,祭妹文": The early grave is located in Hang.
Examples:
- Like: Use yellow earth to seal the grave; 茔户 (houses designated by the government to guard graves); 茔墓 (grave).
茔 (yíng)
Verb:
1. To bury.
Reference:
1. "Hou Yanqing,退斋笔录": I did not wish to bury on another mountain, so I buried at the base of the western mound.
Examples:
- Like: 茔葬 (burial).