堠
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Han character
堠 (Kangxi radical 32, 土+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 土人弓大 (GONK), four-corner 47134, composition ⿰土侯)
- earthen watchtower
- battlements, battlemented walls
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 233, character 14
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5253
- Dae Jaweon: page 470, character 30
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 465, character 1
- Unihan data for U+5820
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡoːs) : semantic 土 (“soil; earth”) + phonetic 侯 (OC *ɡoː).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hòu
- Wade–Giles: hou4
- Yale: hòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: how
- Palladius: хоу (xou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: hau6
- Yale: hauh
- Cantonese Pinyin: hau6
- Guangdong Romanization: heo6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐu̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: huwH
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɡoːs/
Definitions
堠
Compounds
- 堠吏
- 堠程
- 堠鼓
- 斥堠
Kanji
堠
- battlements
- battlemented walls
Readings
Hanja
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