垛

垜

duǒ, duò

土 + 朵

Frequency#4009

Definitions

duǒ (noun) battlement; target

duò (noun,verb) pile

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 朵 represents the sound. Simplified form of 垜.

Semantic: 土 Phonetic: 朵

About

Composed of the earth radical "土" and the phonetic component "朵", the character "垛" originally denoted a pile or stack, particularly of earth or agricultural produce like grain. Over time, its meaning extended to include man-made structural forms such as battlements, buttresses, or raised platforms on walls, which are essentially organized accumulations of material for defense or storage.

Example Sentences Hide

麦子堆成了垛。

Mài zi duī chéng le duǒ.

The wheat was piled into a stack.

农场里有许多干草垛。

Nóngchǎng lǐ yǒu xǔduō gāncǎo duǒ.

There are many haystacks on the farm.

他把收割的稻草整齐地码成了垛。

Tā bǎ shōugē de dàocǎo zhěngqí de mǎ chéng le duǒ.

He neatly stacked the harvested rice straw into a pile.

孩子们喜欢在草垛后面玩捉迷藏。

Háizimen xǐhuan zài cǎoduò hòumiàn wán zhuōmícáng.

The children like to play hide-and-seek behind the haystacks.

丰收后，田边堆起了一个个金黄的谷垛。

Fēngshōu hòu, tián biān duī qǐle yī gègè jīnhuáng de gǔ duǒ.

After the harvest, golden grain stacks were piled up by the fields.

为了防止雨水，他们用塑料布盖住了新垒的柴垛。

Wèile fángzhǐ yǔshuǐ, tāmen yòng sùliàobù gài zhùle xīn lěi de cháiduò.

To protect from the rain, they covered the newly built woodpile with a plastic sheet.

城墙上的垛口在夕阳下显得格外庄严。

Chéngqiáng shàng de duǒkǒu zài xīyáng xià xiǎnde géwài zhuāngyán.

The battlements on the city wall looked particularly solemn in the setting sun.

这些砖垛不仅起到了支撑作用，还构成了独特的景观。

Zhèxiē zhuānduò bùjǐn qǐdàole zhīchēng zuòyòng, hái gòuchéngle dútè de jǐngguān.

These brick buttresses not only serve a supporting function but also form a unique landscape.

Related Characters

Component: 土

Component: 朵