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Meaning of 隍

Pinyin huáng

Radical

阝

Strokes

Definition

dry moat / god of city

Usage

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隍 [huáng] [名] 【本义】: 没有水的护城壕 [Original Meaning]: A dry moat outside a city wall 1. 同本义 (dry moat outside a city wall) 【引】 1. 《说文》：隍，城池也，有水曰池，无水曰隍。 [Explanation]: In "Shuowen Jiezi": A moat is part of a city; a water-filled one is called a pond, while a dry one is called a moat. 2. 《易·泰》：城复于隍。 [Source]: In the "I Ching": The city returns to the moat. 【例】又如: 隍陴 (城壕与女墙) - City moat and parapet; 隍阱 (城壕、陷坑) - Moat, pit; 隍堑 (城壕) - Moat.

城隍庙 chéng huáng miào

town god's temple

城隍 Chéng Huáng

Shing Wong (deity in Chinese mythology)