城隍 chénghuáng City God Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents chénghuáng City God 城 chéng noun city city; town; the area within city walls隍 huáng city god (bound form) the protective deity of a city, usually seen in the compound 城隍 chénghuángchénghuáng city wall and moat 城 chéng nounproper noun city wall city walls; defensive walls surrounding a town or area隍 huáng dry moat (literary) a defensive trench or ditch around a city wall that contains no water