Memory phrase for the character: 堑

堑

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Meaning

moat around a city

Pronunciation

qiàn

Explanation

 Top: chop 斩 (The vehicle 車 was chopped by an axe 斤.), bottom: earth 土

Mnemonic
 
When 'chopping' the earth, you get: a moat.

Radicals

斩 to chop
土 earth, groundPay attention to the length of the upper line. If it is longer, it means scholar 士.




 Vocabulary

东非大地堑 Dōng Fēi dà dì qiàn  Great East African rift valley
地堑 dì qiàn  trench, rift valley
吃一堑，长一智 chī yī qiàn , cháng yī zhì  Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom). One only learns from one's mistakes.
吃一堑，长一智 chī yī qiàn , cháng yī zhì  

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