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Character Decomposition
堑=斩+土
Etymology
earth
Meanings
(bound form) moat; chasm
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Words with 堑 39 total
trench; entrenchment堑壕qiàn háonatural moat天堑tiān qiàntrench, rift valley地堑dì qiàn(civil engineering) cutting (for a railway or highway)路堑lù qiàntrench warfare堑壕战qiàn háo zhànGreat East African rift valley东非大地堑Dōng Fēi dà dì qiànFall 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 , zhǎng yī zhì
Idioms with 堑 6 total Chain
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