Historical Evolution
穴
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
穴
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
穴
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
穴
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
穴
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
穴
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
穴
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
穴
Regular
Modern
Chinese
穴 [xué]
cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xuè]
Japanese
noun
- hole; opening; orifice; perforation
- pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground)
- burrow; den; lair; holt; hole
- deficit; shortage; (financial) hole; loss
- gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.); vacancy; opening
- flaw; fault; defect; weak point; hole (in a theory, plan, etc.); loophole
- good place not many people know about; well-kept secret
- upset victory (with a large payoff); long shot; dark horse
- (partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre) (theatre jargon)
- hiding place; hideout
noun
- ass; arse; buttocks
- rear; end
- acupuncture point
counter
- hole; notch
noun
- eye of a needle
- hole (dialectal)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
穴 あな
Ana surname
CHINESE WORDS (55)
洞穴 [dòngxué] #6,385
cave
穴位 [xuéwèi] #31,439
acupuncture point
巢穴 [cháoxué] #13,222
lair
墓穴 [mùxué] #15,422
tomb
穴居 [xuéjū] #13,038
to live in a cave
太阳穴 [tàiyángxué] #21,979
temple (on the sides of human head)
太阳穴 [tàiyángxué] #21,979
temple (on the sides of human head)
穴道 [xuédào] #37,511
acupuncture point
空穴来风 [kōngxuéláifēng] #34,659
lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
空穴来风 [kōngxuéláifēng] #34,659
lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (150)
⭐ 穴 [あな] #1,552
hole
穴が開く [あながあく] #10,255
to have a hole
⭐ 落とし穴 [おとしあな] #13,416
pitfall
大穴 [おおあな] #13,454
large hole
穴を開ける [あなをあける] #14,318
to cause a loss
鍵穴 [かぎあな] #18,224
keyhole
⭐ 洞穴 [ほらあな] #19,148
cave
穴だらけ [あなだらけ] #21,638
riddled with holes
節穴 [ふしあな] #22,154
knothole
鼻の穴 [はなのあな] #24,732
nostril
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KOREAN WORDS (1)