06400 Chinese character of 濠 and pronounce hou4

The Chinese character【濠】is a word used to describe architecture or geography, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

A ditch or moat.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【濠】:háo

Cantonese Jyutping of 【濠】:hou4

This section covers the key information related to the character 【濠】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【濠】, for example:Describing architecture or geography , It means mainly a moat or ditch. .The richness of Chinese characters allows for a wide range of meanings, some of which may be too complex to be fully explained here.

【濠】can be used alone, but when combined with other words, it forms richer expressions, such as【護濠、濠溝】(Mandarin Pinyin:hù háo 、háo gōu/ Cantonese Jyutping:wu6 hou4 、hou4 kau1)

There are exactly 17 strokes in this character,It is an obscure Chinese character that may only be found in ancient texts,Listed below is a sentence demonstrating the application of this character.:


城牆外的濠溝曾是重要的防禦設施。

The moat outside the city wall was once an important defensive facility.


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