Hanzi
Traditional
墳
Simplified
坟

grave/tomb/CL:座[zuo4]/embankment/mound/ancient book

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

fén

Bopomofo

ㄈㄣˊ

Jyutping

fan4

Example sentences

墳 / 坟 fén
每年清明節，全家人都會到山坡上祭掃祖先的墳。
每年清明节，全家人都会到山坡上祭扫祖先的坟。

Every year during the Qingming Festival, the whole family goes to the hillside to sweep the ancestors' graves.

墳墓 / 坟墓 fénmù
在許多文化中，人們會在墳墓前擺放鮮花，以表達哀思。
在许多文化中，人们会在坟墓前摆放鲜花，以表达哀思。

In many cultures, flowers are placed in front of graves to express remembrance.

祖墳 / 祖坟 zǔfén
他們回到老家祭拜祖墳。
他们回到老家祭拜祖坟。

They returned to their hometown to worship at the ancestral tomb.

祭掃 / 祭扫 jìsǎo
每逢清明節，大家都會返鄉祭掃祖墳。
每逢清明节，大家都会返乡祭扫祖坟。

Every Qingming Festival, everyone returns to their hometowns to sweep and offer sacrifices at their ancestral graves.

Example Vocabulary

上墳

shang4'fen2

墳

fen2

grave; tomb; mound

墳墓

fen2'mu4

grave; tomb

墳地

fen2'di4

祖墳

zu3'fen2

ancestral tomb; family burial ground

墳場

fen2'chang3

墳山

fen2'shan1

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