dié

technical
archaic

Meaning of

堞 means battlement; parapet; crenel. Pronounced dié.

  • battlement; parapet; crenel

Character Info

Radical
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Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Shì
bīng
men
zhàn
zài
chéng
dié
hòu
 
xiàng
rén
shè
jiàn
 

The soldiers stood behind the battlements, shooting arrows at the enemy.

Zhè
zuò
chéng
qiáng
de
zhì
dié
bǎo
cún
fēi
cháng
wán
zhěng
 

The crenels of this ancient city wall are very well preserved.

cóng
chéng
dié
de
quē
kǒu
xiàng
wài
guān
chá
 

He observed the outside from a gap in the parapet.

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