háo壕
壕
common
noun
Meaning of 壕
壕 means moat; defensive ditch around a city; trench; military dugout; drainage ditch. Pronounced háo.
- moat; defensive ditch around a city
- trench; military dugout; drainage ditch
Character Info
Radical土
Strokes17
Components
土
豪
Stroke Order
壕
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
chéng城
shì市
tōng通
cháng常
dōu都
yǒu有
chéng城
háo壕
zuò作
wéi为
fáng防
yù御
gōng工
shì事
。
Ancient cities usually had moats as defensive works.
Dí敌
jūn军
shì试
tú图
yuè越
guò过
chéng城
háo壕
jìn进
gōng攻
chéng城
bǎo堡
。
The enemy army tried to cross the moat to attack the castle.
Zhè这
tiáo条
chéng城
háo壕
kuān宽
yuē约
shí十
mǐ米
，
shēn深
yuē约
wǔ五
mǐ米
。
This moat is about ten meters wide and five meters deep.
Chéng城
háo壕
lǐ里
de的
shuǐ水
yǐ已
jīng经
gān干
hé涸
le了
jǐ几
bǎi百
nián年
。
The water in the moat has dried up for hundreds of years.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
fā发
jué掘
gǔ古
dài代
chéng城
háo壕
de的
yí遗
jì迹
。
Archaeologists are excavating the remains of the ancient moat.
Measure Words
条/ tiáo
Primary
道/ dào
段/ duàn