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窍
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aperture

HSK 10
Abstract →Qualities
qiào
キョウ
あな
규
Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 敫 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (竅)
穴 hole+ 敫 shining light =
竅 aperture
穴 Meaning component
xué hole
cave, den, hole
敫 Phonetic component
jiǎo shining light
ancient musical instrument
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Simplified (窍)
穴 hole+ 巧 adroit =
窍 hole
穴 Meaning component
xué hole
cave, den, hole
巧 Phonetic component
qiǎo adroit
skillful, ingenious, clever
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Notes
Similar Characters
奂 numerous (simp)奐 be numerous (trad)突 abruptly (jp)罙 deep (iii)屄 the vagina帘 flag (simp)穵 deep hollow究 research穷 destitute (simp)穸 the gloom of穹 high and vast空 empty穿 pass through窀 to bury窃 pilfer (jp)窄 strait窅 far窆 to put a窈 secluded窍 opening (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
窍
Regular
Modern
Chinese
窍 / 竅 [qiào]
hole; opening; orifice (of the human body); (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (13)
诀窍 [jué​qiào] #11,586
secret
窍门 [qiào​mén] #14,288
a trick
一窍不通 [yī​qiào​bù​tōng] #13,223
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
开窍 [kāi​qiào] #18,016
to get it straight
鬼迷心窍 [guǐ​mí​xīn​qiào] #30,710
to be obsessed
七窍 [qī​qiào] #43,061
the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth
财迷心窍 [cái​mí​xīn​qiào] #43,927
mad about money (idiom)
七窍生烟 [qī​qiào​shēng​yān] #62,279
lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
心窍 [xīn​qiào] #42,867
the mind
窍门儿 [qiào​mén​r] #69,417
a trick
3 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
九竅 [きゅうきょう]
the nine holes in the body of humans and other mammals (mouth, eyes, ears, etc.)