隍 Stroke Order

隍 [huáng] 1. A dry moat outside a city wall: 城～ (city moat). 【本义】: 没有水的护城壕 (the original meaning is a moat without water). 【造字法】: 形声。从阜 (fù)，表示与地形地势的高低上下有关，皇声 (the method of character formation is phonetic and semantic, indicating the relationship with terrain and elevation). 同本义 ([En.] dry moat outside a city wall) 【引】 1. 《说文》：隍，城池也，有水曰池，无水曰隍。 (From "Shuowen": A moat is a part of the city; if it has water, it is called a pool, if not, it is called a moat.) 2. 《易·泰》：城复于隍。 (From "I Ching": The city recovers into the moat.) 【例】 又如: 隍陴 (méans 城壕与女墙 - the moat and the parapet); 隍阱 (城壕、陷坑 - moat, pit); 隍堑 (城壕 - moat).