峁
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Meaning: round yellow dirt mount
💡 Mountain with a 'cat' on top? Actually 卯 looks like a button, so: mountain button = round mound.
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Character Story & Explanation
峁 (mǎo) refers to a specific type of small, round, yellow dirt mound common in the Loess Plateau of northern China. It is often used in geography and place names. This character combines the radical 山 (mountain) with the phonetic component 卯 (mǎo), suggesting a hill-like feature.
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