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The traditional character 墳 is structured with the earth radical 土 and the component 賁, which functioned phonetically to suggest its sound, while the character historically denoted an earthen burial mound or tomb. Over time, the character was simplified to 坟, which keeps the earth radical but substitutes 賁 with 文, a character associated with writing or culture, thereby altering its composition from a phonetic compound to a more arbitrary form. The core meaning of the character as a grave has persisted, though the simplified structure no longer conveys the original phonetic relationship.
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山后有一座坟。
那座古老的坟墓很小。
清明节我们去扫坟。
这片坟场已经荒废了。
他把鲜花放在坟前。
关于这座孤坟有个传说。
战争留下的无名坟冢很多。
他在祖父的坟前默默追思了很久。