Chinese symbol for “barbican”
阇
dū
Traditional: 闍
defensive platform over gate; barbican
The closest CC-CEDICT match for barbican is 阇 (dū), defined as: defensive platform over gate; barbican.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 阇.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瞽阇 (瞽闍) | gǔ shé | blind monk; refers to famous blind historian 左丘明 (Zuǒ Qiū míng) |
| 阇梨 (闍梨) | shé lí | Buddhist monk (Sanskrit: jala) |
| 阇黎 (闍黎) | shé lí | Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration); also written 阇梨 (shé lí) |
| 阿阇梨 (阿闍梨) | ā shé lí | Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration); also written 阿阇黎 (ā shé lí) |
| 阿阇黎 (阿闍黎) | ā shé lí | Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration); also written 阿阇梨 (ā shé lí) |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.