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戍楼 (shù lóu): Watchtower on the border — Meaning & Stroke Order

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戍楼 consists of 2 characters.

defend borders, guard frontiers

multi-storied building

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Pinyinshù lóu

Meaningwatchtower on the border

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Word戍楼

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Example Sentences with 戍楼

Shù戍

lóu楼

shàng上

de的

shì士

bīng兵

rì日

yè夜

shǒu守

wèi卫

zhe着

biān边

jiāng疆

。

The soldiers on the watchtower guard the border day and night.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 戍楼.

Words with 戍

戍卒shùzú
戍卫shùwèi
戍守shùshǒu
戍边shùbiān

Words with 楼

楼梯lóu tīHSK 3
楼道lóu dàoHSK 6
酒楼jiǔ lóuHSK 7-9
阁楼gé lóuHSK 7-9
上楼shàng lóu
下楼xià lóu
大楼dà lóu
楼上lóu shàng