孔林

Kǒnglín

proper noun

Meanings

1 Cemetery of Confucius, the burial ground of Confucius and his descendants in Qufu, Shandong

Characters

Kong, the surname of Confucius

grove; here a burial ground

Examples

HSK 4

孔林里有上万棵树。

Kǒnglín lǐ yǒu shàngwàn kē shù.

There are more than ten thousand trees in the Cemetery of Confucius.

HSK 7-9

孔子就葬在孔林里。

Kǒngzǐ jiù zàng zài Kǒnglín lǐ.

Confucius is buried in the Cemetery of Confucius.

Tips

culture

Confucius's tomb is here, and his descendants have been buried around it for more than two thousand years, which makes it one of the oldest family cemeteries in the world. With the Temple of Confucius (孔庙) and the Kong Family Mansion (孔府) it forms the 三孔.

memory

林 here is a burial grove, used for the resting place of a revered figure: compare 关林 in Luoyang, where 关羽's head is said to be buried.

Stroke Order

孔 kǒng

林 lín