堑

qiàn

q+iàn·4th tone

(bound form) moat; chasm

Radical: 土 Strokes: 11

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

地土城坐场堂圣基塞墨在塔

Same radical

地土城坐场堂圣基塞墨在塔壁垂境

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Character Decomposition

堑=斩+土

Etymology

earth

Meanings

(bound form) moat; chasm

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Words with 堑 39 total

trench; entrenchment堑壕qiàn háo natural moat天堑tiān qiàn trench, rift valley地堑dì qiàn (civil engineering) cutting (for a railway or highway)路堑lù qiàn

Idioms with 堑 6 total Chain

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chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì