qiáng
wall
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这堵墙很高。
Zhè dǔ qiáng hěn gāo.
This wall is very high.
我在墙上画了一幅画。
Wǒ zài qiáng shàng huàle yī fù huà.
I drew a picture on the wall.
这座城市有许多古老的城墙。
Zhè zuò chéngshì yǒu xǔduō gǔlǎo de chéngqiáng.
This city has many ancient city walls.
壁 (bì)
wall
垣 (yuán)
wall
屋 (wū)
house
门 (mén)
door
The Chinese character 墙 (qiáng) for "wall" is a pictograph that depicts a city wall with a gate. The character is composed of two parts: the upper part is 垣 (yuán), which means "city wall", and the lower part is 门 (mén), which means "gate". The character 墙 (qiáng) is first seen in oracle bone script, the earliest form of Chinese writing, dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC). In oracle bone script, the character 墙 (qiáng) is depicted as a city wall with a gate and a tower. The character 墙 (qiáng) has evolved over time, and its modern form is a simplified version of the original oracle bone script character.The character 墙 (qiáng) is used in a variety of words and phrases related to walls, such as 城墙 (chéngqiáng, "city wall"), 防火墙 (fánghuǒqiáng, "firewall"), and 隔墙有耳 (géqiáng yǒu ěr, "walls have ears"). The character 墙 (qiáng) is also used in the names of some places, such as the Great Wall of China (万里长城, Wànlǐ Chángchéng) and the Forbidden City (紫禁城, Zǐjìnchéng).
