阇(dū): defensive platform over gate
11 strokesTrad. 闍
Readingsdūshé
defensive platform over gate
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Character information
- Pinyin
- dū / shé
- Meaning
- defensive platform over gate; barbican
- Strokes
- 11
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- 闍
Origin & structure
Where 阇 comes from and how its parts fit together.
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