mound

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph depicting a mound or heap of earth, reflecting the natural landform shape. In seal script and oracle-bone script, it was drawn as a raised mass of soil.

Mnemonic: Picture a raised heap of earth—the shape recalls a mound rising from flat ground.

• 队duì🔊

  squadron

  HSK 2

  4 strokes

• 邓Dèng🔊

  surname Deng

  4 strokes

• 阞lè🔊

  layer

  4 strokes

• 邗hán🔊

  name of an ancient river

  5 strokes

• 邘yú🔊

  place name

  5 strokes

• 邙Máng🔊

  Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs

  5 strokes

• 邛qióng🔊

  mound

  5 strokes

• 邝Kuàng🔊

  surname Kuang

  5 strokes

• 阡qiān🔊

  road leading north and south

  5 strokes

• 阢wù🔊

  used in 阢隉|阢陧[wu4 nie4]

  5 strokes

• 阤tuó🔊

  bank

  5 strokes

• 那nà🔊

  HSK 1

  6 strokes

• 邦bāng🔊

  (bound form) country; nation; state

  6 strokes

• 邪xié🔊

  old variant of 邪[xie2]

  HSK 7

  6 strokes

• 防fáng🔊

  to protect

  HSK 3

  6 strokes

• 阶jiē🔊

  rank or step

  6 strokes

• 阴yīn🔊

  variant of 陰|阴[yin1]

  HSK 2

  6 strokes

• 阵zhèn🔊

  disposition of troops

  HSK 4

  6 strokes

• 阰pí🔊

  mountain in ancient Chu

  6 strokes

• 邠bīn🔊

  variant of 彬[bin1]

  6 strokes

• 邡fāng🔊

  used in 什邡[Shi2 fang1] (the name of a place in Sichuan)

  6 strokes

• 邢Xíng🔊

  surname Xing

  6 strokes

• 邨Cūn🔊

  surname Cun

  6 strokes

• 邬Wū🔊

  surname Wu

  6 strokes

• 阨è🔊

  defile

  6 strokes

• 坂bǎn🔊

  variant of 阪[ban3]

  6 strokes

• 阮ruǎn🔊

  ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute

  6 strokes

• 阱jǐng🔊

  variant of 阱[jing3]

  6 strokes

• 阳yáng🔊

  positive (electric.)

  6 strokes

• 阿ā🔊

  prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity

  7 strokes

• 陈chén🔊

  (bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display

  7 strokes

• 邸dǐ🔊

  (bound form) residence of a high-ranking official

  7 strokes

• 陀tuó🔊

  (phonetic)

  7 strokes

• 陆lù🔊

  (bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)

  7 strokes

• 附fù🔊

  to add; to attach

  HSK 7

  7 strokes

• 邱qiū🔊

  variant of 丘[qiu1]

  7 strokes

• 邻lín🔊

  variant of 鄰|邻[lin2]

  7 strokes

• 邮yóu🔊

  post (office)

  7 strokes

• 邯hán🔊

  used in 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1] (the name of a place in Hebei)

  7 strokes

• 邰Tái🔊

  surname Tai

  7 strokes

• 邳pī🔊

  variant of 丕[pi1]

  7 strokes

• 邴bǐng🔊

  ancient city name

  7 strokes

• 邵Shào🔊

  surname Shao

  7 strokes

• 邶bèi🔊

  name of a feudal state

  7 strokes

• 邹Zōu🔊

  surname Zou

  7 strokes

• 邺Yè🔊

  surname Ye

  7 strokes

• 阹qū🔊

  a pen

  7 strokes

• 阻zǔ🔊

  to hinder

  7 strokes