墓
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mù · grave, tomb

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #6465
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13Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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土Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 墓

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mùWords pronounced mù
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Example sentences

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Zhè shì shuí de fén mù?这是谁的坟墓?

Whose tomb is this?

Source: Tatoeba #1417559 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yuē hàn gān nǎi dí bèi ān zàng zài ā líng dùn gōng mù.约翰甘迺迪被安葬在阿靈頓公墓。

J.F. Kennedy was buried in Arlington Cemetery.

Source: Tatoeba #801501 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men bèi mái zài yí zuò dà fén mù lǐ.他们被埋在一座大坟墓里。

They were buried in a mass grave.

Source: Tatoeba #8748608 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ràng tái xiǎn gài shàng wǒ de fén mù ba.让苔藓盖上我的坟墓吧。

Let moss cover my grave.

Source: Tatoeba #4439896 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mén bǎ tā mái zàng zài jiào táng páng de mù yuán.他們把他埋葬在教堂旁的墓園。

They buried him in the graveyard by the church.

Source: Tatoeba #918020 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài wú míng zhàn shì de mù qián xiàn shàng le xiān huā hé huā quān.在无名战士的墓前献上了鲜花和花圈。

Flowers and wreaths were laid in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Source: Tatoeba #10249572 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 墓 in context

  1. Say mù, then recall the core meaning: grave, tomb.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 坟墓 (fén mù), meaning “grave”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 墓 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.