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垣

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Strokes
9
Radical
土 +6
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
垣
Common rank
#2,163
Unicode
U+57A3

Formation & memory

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How 垣 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

土 meaning “earth” + 亘 sound ( gèn )

Components 土 亘

Words with 垣

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WordPinyinMeaning
花垣县 Huā yuán Xiàn Huayuan, a county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu…
长垣市 Cháng yuán Shì Changyuan, a county-level city in Xinxiang City 新鄉市|新乡市[Xin1 xiang1 Shi4], Henan
垣曲县 Yuán qǔ Xiàn Yuanqu, a county in Yuncheng City 運城市|运城市[Yun4 cheng2 Shi4], Shanxi
断瓦残垣 duàn wǎ cán yuán the tiles are broken, the walls dilapidated
断垣残壁 duàn yuán cán bì see 斷壁殘垣|断壁残垣[duan4 bi4 can2 yuan2]
断壁残垣 duàn bì cán yuán (lit.) broken walls and crumbling remnants (idiom); (fig.) scene of devastation; ruins
残垣断壁 cán yuán duàn bì see 斷壁殘垣|断壁残垣[duan4 bi4 can2 yuan2]
花垣 Huā yuán see 花垣縣|花垣县[Hua1 yuan2 Xian4]
长垣 Cháng yuán see 長垣市|长垣市[Chang2 yuan2 Shi4]
城垣 chéng yuán city wall
残垣败壁 cán yuán bài bì see 斷壁頹垣|断壁颓垣[duan4 bi4 tui2 yuan2]
垣曲 Yuán qǔ see 垣曲縣|垣曲县[Yuan2 qu3 Xian4]
垣衣 yuán yī moss under old walls
断壁颓垣 duàn bì tuí yuán lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom); fig. scene of devastation; ruins
颓垣断壁 tuí yuán duàn bì see 斷壁頹垣|断壁颓垣[duan4 bi4 tui2 yuan2]
省垣 shěng yuán a provincial capital
襄垣县 Xiāng yuán Xiàn Xiangyuan, a county in Changzhi City 長治市|长治市[Chang2 zhi4 Shi4], Shanxi
残垣 cán yuán (literary) ruined walls; ruins
墙垣 qiáng yuán wall; fence
襄垣 Xiāng yuán see 襄垣縣|襄垣县[Xiang1 yuan2 Xian4]

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 亘 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
亘 sound part gèn to extend across, through; from
桓 huán variety of tree; surname
姮 héng lady
洹 huán a river in Henan province