The story of 墟

ruins, village

墟 is composed of 土(earth, clay) and 虛(empty, void). 虛 depicts a tiger standing on top of a mound, means big hill, to stay away from flooding, ancients live on highland, then form a village. On the other hand, 虛 also means empty and void, where there is a tiger, no one will live there.

Vocabulary of 墟

  • 廢墟 (ruins)
  • 墟市 (country fair)

Classification

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