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The character "墓" is structured with the component "莫" acting primarily as a phonetic element and "土" as a semantic radical indicating earth, directly associating the character with a burial place constructed from soil. Etymologically, it has denoted a grave or tomb since its earliest appearances, conveying the concept of interring the dead beneath the ground. Its form has remained consistent, and while its core meaning as a single burial site has endured, the term's application has expanded in modern usage to encompass larger burial grounds or cemeteries.
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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。