垄

壟
lǒng
#2,331 most
frequent character
ridge between fields, crop row

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

垄 lǒng has 龙 lóng as the sound part and 土 dirt, earth as meaning. The earth part points to its first sense: a burial mound. From mounds came 'ridge,' the raised strip between fields.

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Homophones

笼lǒng
to envelop, to cover

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