墓

• 拼音: mù
• 汉字拆解: 墓 = 土 (earth) + 莫 (phonetic). Burial place in the earth.

含义

Tomb; grave; burial site.

Refers to burial places, from simple graves to elaborate tombs. Common compounds: 坟墓 (grave/tomb), 墓地 (cemetery), 墓碑 (gravestone), 扫墓 (visit graves/pay respects to the dead). Important in Chinese culture for ancestor worship and the Qingming Festival.

例句

1. 清明节那天，全家人一起去给爷爷扫墓。
2. 这座古墓已经有两千多年的历史了。
3. 墓碑上刻着他生前最喜欢的一句诗。

用法指南

语境: death, history, culture

语气: solemn

正确说法

• 我们去扫墓。(We're going to visit the grave.)
• 这是一座古墓。(This is an ancient tomb.)

错误说法

• 在喜庆场合提到墓 (墓 is associated with death — avoid in celebratory contexts)

起源与历史

Pictophonetic with 土 (earth) indicating burial ground and 莫 phonetic. Place of burial in earth.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal