fén

grave

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
土 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

earth

文 sound component

  Sound component

wén

  

writing

Evolution

坟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
坟 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
坟 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
坟 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
坟 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

fén

grave, mound; bulge; bulging; grave; tomb; CL:[zuò]; embankment; mound; ancient book

Most common words with 坟
Freq.
Word
Meaning

坟墓

grave

grave

自掘坟墓

to dig one's own grave

坟地

graveyard

祖坟

ancestral tomb