墟 xū high mound
怎么记住“墟”: 土 earth + 虚 false = high mound. The kids dig through the earth all afternoon only to learn the treasure map was false, and they sit tired on top of the high mound.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
墟 = 土 earth + 虚 false
- 土 earth meaning
- 虚 false sound
The kids dig through the earth all afternoon only to learn the treasure map was false, and they sit tired on top of the high mound.
How it came to be
The earth gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- Chiefly in 废墟 (fèixū), ruins/rubble left after destruction: 地震后的废墟 (dìzhèn hòu de fèixū) the ruins after the quake.
- In southern dialects 墟 also means a country market (赶墟).