chá

垞

Character · Noun

small hill; hillock

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

noun

small earthen hill; hillock

literary

Literary and archaic term, now almost exclusively used in place names. It describes a small, rounded hill made of earth, as opposed to a rocky mountain.

Shèng胜

chá垞

shì是

Shān山

dōng东

de的

yī一

gè个

dì地

míng名

。

Shengcha is a place name in Shandong.

Cūn村

zi子

běi北

biān边

yǒu有

yī一

zuò座

xiǎo小

de的

chá垞

。

There is a small hillock north of the village.

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Gǔ古

wén文

zhōng中

cháng常

yòng用

chá垞

lái来

zhǐ指

dài代

xiǎo小

shān山

qiū丘

。

The character '垞' was often used in ancient texts to refer to a small hill.