堨
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Meaning: dam
💡 Imagine a dam of earth (土) blocking a river—'è' sounds like 'eh, it's blocked!'
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Character Story & Explanation
堨 (è) means 'dam' or 'weir', a structure built across a river to control water flow. It combines 土 (earth) and 曷 (hé, 'to question' but here phonetic). Used in ancient water management, it appears in classical texts like the Shuowen Jiezi.
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