1234567891011KeywordmoatpittrenchcavityFrequency#5018Strokes11ReadingsqiànMnemonic土 (earth) gives the meaning and 斩 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of斩to behead土earthUsed in vocabulary堑qiàn(bound form) moat; chasm堑壕qiànháotrench; entrenchment天堑tiānqiànnatural moat堑壕战qiànháozhàntrench warfare