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壕

háo
noun #52,929

Meanings

  1. 1 moat
  2. 2 trench

Examples

战士们在山脚下挖了一条深壕。
Zhànshì men zài shānjiǎoxià wā le yìtiáo shēn háo.
The soldiers dug a deep trench at the foot of the hill.
古城墙外曾有一道宽壕。
Gǔchéngqiáng wài céng yǒu yídào kuān háo.
There used to be a wide moat outside the ancient city wall.

Tips

usage
壕 covers both a defensive water-filled moat around a city and a dug military trench. The common compounds are 战壕 (combat trench) and 壕沟 (trench, ditch).

Components

radical
土 tǔ
earth; soil
The earth radical 土 on the left points to digging in the ground, which is exactly what making a trench or moat involves.
phonetic
豪 háo
grand; heroic (here phonetic)
Right side 豪 (grand, heroic) supplies the sound háo exactly, with no drift. It is the phonetic element here.

Stroke Order

壕 háo