Featured image for 墓 mù Dictionary entry displaying the word's hanzi, pinyin and the Mandarin Temple logo and tagline.

Pronunciation

To complete this step you need to listen to the audio pronunciation of the word once.

Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word .

To complete this step you need to read and scroll down.

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mù | mu4
English translation
grave
tomb
mausoleum
grave, tomb

Learn the Chinese word in 8 easy steps:

1
Start completing the learning steps to receive the bonus.
You have completed 4/7 steps. Keep going!
Congratulations! You have completed the first learning sequence for this character.
Temple Coins Received
0
2
Unlocks in 48h after completing the first learning phase.
Start completing the learning steps to receive the bonus.
You have completed 4/7 steps. Keep going!
Congratulations! You have completed the second learning sequence for this character.
Temple Coins Received
0
3
Unlocks in 7 days after completing the second learning phase.
Start completing the learning steps to receive the bonus.
You have completed 4/7 steps. Keep going!
Congratulations! You have completed the second learning sequence for this character.
Temple Coins Received
0
Slide 1 Heading
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor
Click Here
Slide 2 Heading
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor
Click Here
Slide 3 Heading
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit dolor
Click Here
Previous slide
Next slide

About

Read some general information about the Chinese word .

To complete this step you need to read and scroll down..

Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

earth

Etymology of

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word .

To complete this step you need to read and scroll down..

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

莫土

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Write it!

Practice your Chinese writing skills and learn precisely where and when to draw every stroke of the
Chinese word .
     Press the Show Strokes button to see the strokes and their order and hit Start Drawing when you are
ready to practice.

To complete this step you need to write the word once.

Spread the word

Example sentences using

Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word in different contexts.

To complete this step you need to listen to each of the five Chinese sentences at least once. and scroll down.

最初 zuìchū 粗糙 cūcāo de zài 墓碑 mù bēi shǎng de 骷髅 kū lóu 交叉 jiāochā de 大腿骨图形 tú xíng ,已为 dài 翅膀 chìbǎng de 天使 tiān shǐ suǒ 代替 dàitì .

The skull - and - crossbones crudely carved on the first tombstones was replaced by a winged cherub.

他们 tā men 拔除 bá chú le 坟墓 fénmù shǎng de 茂草荨麻 qián má , kǎn duàn ǎi shù gēn zhū .

They plucked the long grass and nettles from the tombs, thinned the poor shrubs and roots.

dōng 不见 bù jiàn Xuě ,墓园 mù yuán máng 不休 bù xiū .

A Green Christmas makes a fat churchyard.

zhè wèi lǎo 贵族 guìzú mái zài 家族 jiā zú de 墓地 mù dì .

The old patrician was buried in the family vault.

那座坟墓 fénmù shǎng 散放 zhāo duǒ Hóng 玫瑰 méi guī .

A few red roses were scattered on the tomb.

Words with

Explore 21 words and sayings that include the Chinese character in their composition.

To complete this step you need to read and scroll down.

FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
grave
坟墓 fénmù grave墳墓
墓地 mù dì cemetery墓地 mù dì
墓碑 mù bēi gravestone墓碑 mù bēi
公墓 gōng mù public cemetery公墓 gōng mù
古墓 gǔ mù old tomb (archaeology)古墓 gǔ mù
盗墓 dào mù to rob a tomb盜墓
墓穴 mù xué tomb墓穴 mù xué
墓葬 mù zàng tomb墓葬 mù zàng
陵墓 líng mù tomb陵墓 líng mù
墓园 mù yuán cemetery墓園
扫墓 sǎo mù the Qingming festival掃墓
自掘坟墓 zì jué fén mù to dig one's own grave自掘墳墓
墓志铭 mù zhì míng epitaph墓誌銘
墓主 mù zhǔ occupant of tomb墓主 mù zhǔ
墓道 mù dào tomb passage墓道 mù dào
墓志 mù zhì inscribed stone tablet placed in the tomb墓誌
墓场 mù chǎng graveyard墓場
墓葬区 mù zàng qū burial area墓葬區
祠墓 cí mù memorial hall and tomb祠墓 cí mù
掘墓鞭尸 jué mù biān shī to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)掘墓鞭屍

Decomposition & Compounds

To complete this step you need to read and scroll down.

Decomposition

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up and their own compounds.

Recommended Books for Learning Mandarin Chinese

AMAZON BOOKSHELF

AMAZON BOOKSHELF

A Boy and his Dragon

Once upon a time, a Little Boy was living in a village near the woods. One day, a Dragon came out of the cave secluded in the middle of the forest and began to relentlessly follow the Little Boy, always breathing on the back of his neck, burning the young boy at his slightest misstep.

The child received refuge in an old Temple where there were no mirrors allowed, and it was forbidden to speak of life before entering the sanctum. Ancient books, hidden rooms with unimaginable treasures and beauty beyond comprehension, became part of the boy’s new life.

Time went by until, one day, the now old young boy accidentally glimpses his own reflection in a pond. The Dragon smiled back.

Come for Knowledge. Stay for Wisdom.

Copyright © 2022 Mandarin Temple. All rights reserved.

Scroll to Top