Taxonomy of meanings for 墟:　　

  • 墟 xū (OC: khla MC: kʰiɔ) 去魚切 平 廣韻：【同虚 】
    • ALTAR
      • MARKET
        • npost-Han: market
      • RUINS
        • n=墟 ruins
        • nadN=墟 in ruins
        • vichange=墟 be turned into ruins, be laid waste
        • vtoNpassive=墟 be reduced to ruins, be laid waste
        • vtoNcausative=墟 turn N to ruinsLZ
        • nderiveddilapidated dwellingCH
      • MOUNTAIN
        • TOMB
          • PLACE
            • DESOLATE
              • VILLAGE
                • ASTRONOMY

                  Additional information about 墟

                  說文解字:

                    Criteria
                  • RUINS

                    1. The current standard word for ruins is xū 墟 / 虛.

                    2. Qiū 丘 "mound" is sometimes used periphrastically to refer to ruins.