【析形】形声字。古文字形从阜,坴(lù)声。“坴”表示土块大的样子,兼表意的作用。 【释义】《说文》:“高平地。”本义为高平之地,即陆地。[陆沉]陆地无水而沉,比喻隐居,现多比喻国土沦陷于敌手。[陆离]双声连绵词,色彩繁杂,成语有[光怪陆离]。 【shape analysis】It is the pictophonetic character.In ancient character it is related to阜(fù,mound)in meaning and sounds like the pronunciation of坴(lù). 【original meaning】High and flat land area.