yuàn

common

Meaning of

垸 means embankment; dike; levee (esp. around lakes in central China); polder; reclaimed farmland enclosed by embankments. Pronounced yuàn.

  • embankment; dike; levee (esp. around lakes in central China)
  • polder; reclaimed farmland enclosed by embankments

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

men
zài
biān
zhù
le
jiān
de
yuàn
 

They built a solid embankment by the lake.

Zhè
chǎng
hóng
shuǐ
chōng
kuǎ
le
hǎo
yuàn
zi
 

The flood destroyed several embankments.

Yuàn
zi
wài
miàn
jiù
shì
wàng
de
Dòng
tíng
 

Outside the dike lies the boundless Dongting Lake.