堡

Glyph origin
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Definitions

 * 1) small camp; small mud fortification
 * 2) fort; fortress

Usage notes
Often used in s to translate English and German, or English , etc. Some place names or surnames with the component is also translated into , but this is a result of confusion between  and , with the latter meaning "mountain" instead of "castle". Nowadays is usually transliterated as  or  except in few examples e.g.,  and.

Definitions

 * 1)  town or village with walls