06435 Chinese character of 砦 and pronounce zaai6

The Chinese character【砦】is a word that describes buildings or military affairs. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

A fortress or defensive building.

Here is the phonetic guide for pronouncing this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【砦】:zhài

Cantonese Jyutping of 【砦】:zaai6

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

Here are some situations where you can use【砦】, for example:Describing architecture or military , It means mainly a fortress or defensive building .The nuanced nature of Chinese characters means that some complex or precise interpretations may not be comprehensively conveyed in this space.

【砦】can be used alone, but when combined with other words, it forms richer expressions, such as【山砦、防砦】(Mandarin Pinyin:shān zhài 、fáng zhài/ Cantonese Jyutping:saan1 zaai6 、fong4 zaai6)

There are exactly 11 strokes in this character,It is an obscure Chinese character that may only be found in ancient texts,Here’s an example showing how this character can be effectively used.:


士兵駐守在山砦保衛家園。

Soldiers were stationed in the mountain stronghold to defend their homeland.


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