坟 (fén) is a Chinese character meaning “grave”. It is written from 土 (earth; soil) and 文 (writing; script; culture), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
土 + 文
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分：hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 核验 7 画 = 土 3 画 + 文 4 画；简化字以「文」为声符（繁体「墳」见 说文解字·土部：从土賁聲）
Memory aid
A mound of earth (土) with writing (文) on it — soil piled up, and a name carved beside it. That is a grave.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 坟墓fén mùgrave; tomb坟 = fén
- 坟地fén dìgraveyard; burial ground坟 = fén
Go deeper
All readings
grave
grave; tomb; burial mound
埋葬死人后堆起的土堆；坟墓。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 坟墓fén mùgrave; tomb坟 = fén
- 坟地fén dìgraveyard; burial ground坟 = fén
Sound component
文 family onset shift
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 坟 mean?
坟 (fén) means grave; tomb; burial mound.
How do you pronounce 坟?
It is pronounced fén.
What parts is 坟 made of?
土 (earth; soil) and 文 (writing; script; culture), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分：hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 核验 7 画 = 土 3 画 + 文 4 画；简化字以「文」为声符（繁体「墳」见 说文解字·土部：从土賁聲）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 坟 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 坟?
土. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 坟?
Common ones are 坟墓 and 坟地. The reading of 坟 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.