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The character 墓 is a phono-semantic compound, with the earth radical 土 at the bottom providing the semantic category of ground or soil, and the upper component 莫 acting as the phonetic element. Its meaning is focused on funerary contexts, specifically referring to a grave, tomb, or burial mound where the deceased are interred. The character's semantic scope remains concrete, describing physical burial sites and related structures without extending into abstract metaphorical meanings.
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他去墓地看望亲人。
清明节我们去扫墓。
这座古墓的历史很悠久。
秦始皇陵墓是世界文化遗产。
考古学家正在发掘一座汉墓。
烈士墓前摆满了鲜花。
墓园里安详而肃穆。
这些石像生是皇陵墓道的守卫。