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堑
qiàn
moat, pit, trench; cavity
🔤 Pictophonetic:
土 (earth) provides meaning, 斩 provides pronunciation
Words Using 堑 (4)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
堑
qiàn
moat around a city
堑
qiàn
moat around a city
吃一堑，长一智
chīyīqiàn,zhǎngyīzhì
Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
吃一堑，长一智
chīyīqiàn,zhǎngyīzhì
Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
地堑
dìqiàn
trench, rift valley
地堑
dìqiàn
trench, rift valley
东非大地堑
DōngFēidàdìqiàn
Great East African rift valley
东非大地堑
DōngFēidàdìqiàn
Great East African rift valley
Component Breakdown
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⿱斩土
i
Component Tree i
zhǎn
斩
to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead
🔤 Pictophonetic:
斤 (axe) provides meaning, 车 provides pronunciation
8 strokes
HSK 6
tǔ
土
soil, earth; items made of earth
📷 Pictographic:
A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
3 strokes
HSK 5