坟 fén — grave · English

坟

fén

grave

At a glance · 坟

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「坟」从土贲声，小篆从土墳声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「坟」本义为土堆、坟墓，特指三坟（上古之书）。

Structure

从土、贲(墳)声，形声字，土表义类，贲表音，本为墓、典籍。简作坟。

At a glance

Pinyinfén

Radical土

Strokes7

UnicodeU+575F

Character type形声

Theme器物

Six languages, one character

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English grave grave, mound; bulge; bulging

Français tombe / livres anciens Tombe ; livres anciens. «既集坟典» : les anciens écrits.

Español tumba / libros antiguos Tumba; libros antiguos. «既集坟典»: los escritos antiguos.

العربية قبر / كتب قديمة قبر؛ كتب قديمة. «既集坟典»: الكتابات القديمة.

Русский могила / древние книги Могила; древние книги. «既集坟典»: древние писания.

Common words

坟féntomb
坟墓fén mùgrave

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