垄 lǒng grave
grave; mound; furrow; ridge
怎么记住“垄”: 龙 dragon + 土 earth = grave. My little brother builds a dragon out of sand and earth in the garden, then solemnly buries it under a small grave.
部件结构
垄 = 龙 dragon + 土 earth
- 龙 dragon
- 土 earth
My little brother builds a dragon out of sand and earth in the garden, then solemnly buries it under a small grave.
用法
- Mostly figurative in 垄断 (lǒngduàn) - to monopolize: 垄断市场 (lǒngduàn shìchǎng) to corner the market.
- Literally a raised ridge/furrow between crop rows (田垄), but the monopoly sense dominates modern use.