qiàn堑（塹）
堑（塹）
common
noun
Meaning of 堑
堑 means ditch; moat; trench; setback; lesson learned from failure. Pronounced qiàn.
- ditch; moat; trench
- setback; lesson learned from failure
Character Info
Radical土
Strokes11
Components
斩
土
Stroke Order
堑
Definitions & Examples
Shì士
bīng兵
men们
zài在
zhèn阵
dì地
qián前
wā挖
le了
yī一
tiáo条
qiàn堑
háo壕
。
The soldiers dug a trench in front of their position.
Cháng长
jiāng江
tiān天
qiàn堑
shì是
tiān天
rán然
de的
jūn军
shì事
píng屏
zhàng障
。
The Yangtze River is a natural military moat.
Measure Words
条/ tiáo
Primary