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Character

堑 qiàn

Character

(bound form) moat; chasm

Radical
土
Strokes
11
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
斩 土
Traditional
塹
Frequency
#3681 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

qiàn

qian4
  1. (bound form) moat; chasm CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 11 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 堑

Draw “堑” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 吃一堑长一智。

    chī yí qiàn cháng yí zhì

    A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.

    Tatoeba · sentence #1014135 by Albert; translation #1014139 by Albert · CC BY 2.0 FR

Words with 堑

堑壕qiàn háotrench; entrenchmentWord堑壕战qiàn háo zhàntrench warfareWord地堑dì qiàntrench, rift valleyWord天堑tiān qiànnatural moatWord路堑lù qiàn(civil engineering) cutting (for a railway or highway)Word东非大地堑dōng fēi dà dì qiànGreat East African rift valleyWord

Same radical 土

All characters with 土 →
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