xū墟
墟
common
noun
Meaning of 墟
墟 means abandoned settlement; ruined village; rural market day; village market. Pronounced xū.
- abandoned settlement; ruined village
- rural market day; village market
Character Info
Radical阝
Strokes7
Components
虍
阝
Stroke Order
墟
Definitions & Examples
Nà那
chǎng场
dà大
dì地
zhèn震
hòu后
，
zhǐ只
liú留
xià下
le了
yī一
piàn片
fèi废
xū墟
。
After that massive earthquake, only a stretch of ruins remained.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
zài在
Yīn殷
xū墟
fā发
jué掘
chū出
dà大
liàng量
shāng商
dài代
wén文
wù物
。
Archaeologists unearthed large quantities of Shang Dynasty cultural relics at Yin Ruins.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
guò过
hòu后
，
céng曾
jīng经
fán繁
huá华
de的
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
biàn变
chéng成
le了
yī一
piàn片
xū墟
。
After the war, once prosperous small towns turned into desolate ruins.
Zhè这
piàn片
gǔ古
xū墟
jiàn见
zhèng证
le了
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
de的
xīng兴
shuāi衰
。
This ancient ruin bears witness to the rise and fall of this city.
Bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
cuī摧
huǐ毁
le了
cūn村
zhuāng庄
，
zhǐ只
shèng剩
xià下
cán残
yuán垣
duàn断
xū墟
。
The storm destroyed the village, leaving only broken walls and ruins.