☉ 敖包 【áobāo】
　　[ heaps of stones used by the Mongolians and Tibetans as markings for roads or boundaries ] 原是蒙古族人做路标和界标的堆子，用石、土、草等堆积而成。旧时夏秋两季曾把敖包当做神灵的住地来祭祀，尤以秋季最为隆重。也作“鄂博”。