懂中文 Dong Chinese

壟

lǒng

grave

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 龍 represents the sound.

Components
土 meaning component

土  Meaning component

tǔ

  

earth

龍 sound component

龍  Sound component

lóng

  

dragon

Evolution

壟 Bronze script Mid Warring States (~300 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
壟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
壟 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

垄 (壟) 

lǒng

grave, mound; ridge in field; ridge between fields; row of crops; grave mound

Most common words with 壟
Freq.
Word
Meaning

垄断

to monopolize

垄

row of crops

反垄断法

anti-trust law

垄沟

furrow (agriculture)

地垄

lines on ridges on ploughed field