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垣

yuán
noun #29,070

Meanings

  1. 1 wall
  2. 2 low wall

Characters

垣
yuán
wall

Examples

古城的断垣残壁诉说着历史的沧桑。
Gǔ chéng de duàn yuán cán bì sùshuō zhe lìshǐ de cāngsāng.
The broken walls of the ancient city tell of historical vicissitudes.
院落四周有低矮的垣墙。
Yuànluò sìzhōu yǒu dīǎi de yuán qiáng.
Low walls surround the courtyard on all sides.

Tips

usage
垣 is a literary or classical term for a wall, especially a low or enclosing wall. In modern Chinese it mainly appears in compounds like 断垣 (broken wall) or place names.

Stroke Order

垣 yuán