hòu堠
堠
archaic
technical
Meaning of 堠
堠 means ancient watchtower for observing enemy movements. Pronounced hòu.
- ancient watchtower for observing enemy movements
Character Info
Radical土
Strokes9
Stroke Order
堠
Definitions & Examples
Biān边
jìng境
shàng上
zhù筑
yǒu有
hòu堠
tái台
，
yòng用
yǐ以
jiān监
shì视
dí敌
qíng情
。
Watchtowers were built on the border to monitor enemy movements.
Gǔ古
shí时
jiàng将
shì士
cháng常
zài在
hòu堠
shàng上
lún轮
liú流
zhí值
shǒu守
。
In ancient times, soldiers often took turns standing guard on the watchtower.
Zhè这
zuò座
cán残
cún存
de的
tǔ土
hòu堠
shì是
Míng明
dài代
biān边
fáng防
de的
yí遗
jì迹
。
This remaining earthen watchtower is a relic of Ming Dynasty border defense.
Measure Words
座/ zuò
Primary
个/ gè