壕 (háo) — moat; trench
Definition
bound form
moattrench
Easily confused
- 嚎háolook-aliketo howl (of humans or animals)
- 豪háosound-alikea person of extraordinary talent or boldness; heroic, unrestrained (in compounds like 豪杰, 豪爽)
- 毫háosound-alike(measure word) one thousandth (used in metric units)
- 蚝háosound-alikeoyster
- 貉háosound-alikeraccoon dog (bound form, used in compounds)
- 嗥háosound-alike(bound form) to howl (of wolves, dogs, or wild animals)
Examples
- 。Zhàn shì men wā le yí gè zhàn háo.The soldiers dug a trench.
- 。Gǔ lǎo de chéng qiáng wài miàn hái yǒu háo gōu.There is still a moat outside the ancient city wall.
- 。Zhè tiáo háo gōu hěn shēn.This trench is very deep.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
壕 is built from 土 (earth; dirt) plus 豪, which gives the sound háo.
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