yīn堙
堙
archaic
literary
Meaning of 堙
堙 means earthen mound; small hill; to block up; to fill in; to stop up. Pronounced yīn.
- earthen mound; small hill
- to block up; to fill in; to stop up
Character Info
Radical土
Strokes12
Components
土
垔
Stroke Order
堙
Definitions & Examples
Cǐ此
dì地
yǒu有
gǔ古
yīn堙
，
kě可
dēng登
gāo高
wàng望
yuǎn远
。
There is an ancient mound here from which one can climb high and gaze far.
Yīn堙
gǔ谷
qiàn堑
shān山
，
fèi费
lì力
ér而
bù不
tǎo讨
hǎo好
。
Filling valleys and cutting through mountains wastes effort without winning favor.