zhài

stockade

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
石 meaning component

  Meaning component

shídàn

  

stone

此 sound component

  Sound component

  

this

Definitions

 

zhài

stockade, fort, military outpost; brothel

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zhài

variant of [zhài]

Most common words with 砦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

柬埔寨

Cambodia

camp

山寨

fortified hill village

大寨

Dazhai

安营扎寨

to set up camp