Chinese symbol for “moat”
壕
háo
moat; (military) trench
The closest CC-CEDICT match for moat is 壕 (háo), defined as: moat; (military) trench.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “moat”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 护城河 (護城河) | hù chéng hé | moat (surrounding the city wall); (fig.) (business) competitive advantage |
| 堑 (塹) | qiàn | (bound form) moat; chasm |
| 池 | chí | pond; reservoir |
| 沟渠 (溝渠) | gōu qú | channel; moat |
| 壕沟 (壕溝) | háo gōu | trench; moat |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 壕.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 战壕 (戰壕) | zhàn háo | trench; entrenchment |
| 壕沟 (壕溝) | háo gōu | trench; moat |
| 堑壕 (塹壕) | qiàn háo | trench; entrenchment |
| 堑壕战 (塹壕戰) | qiàn háo zhàn | trench warfare |
| 战壕热 (戰壕熱) | zhàn háo rè | trench fever |
See also: Japanese symbol for “moat”.
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.