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kiln

HSK 10 N1
Objects →Buildings
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An oven 穴 where lamb 羔 is cooked; 羔 also provides the pronunciation
Components
Traditional (窯)
穴 hole+ 羔 kid =
窯 kiln
穴 Meaning component
xué hole
cave, den, hole
羔 Meaning component
gāo kid
lamb, kid
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Simplified (窑)
穴 hole+ 缶 earthen =
窑 kiln
穴 Meaning component
xué hole
cave, den, hole
缶 Meaning component
fǒu earthen
earthen crock or jar
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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)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
窑
Regular
Modern
Chinese
窑 / 窯 [yáo]
kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling; (coll.) brothel
Japanese
窯 、 竈 、 竃 かま 同音
noun stove; furnace; kiln
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
窯 かま
Kama place name
CHINESE WORDS (12)
土窑 [tǔ​yáo] #32,615
earthen kiln
窑洞 [yáo​dòng] #28,557
yaodong (a kind of cave dwelling in the Loess Plateau in northwest China)
窑子 [yáo​zi] #50,021
(old) low-grade brothel
窑姐 [yáo​jiě] #58,419
(dialect) prostitute
砖窑场 [zhuān​yáo​chǎng] #63,708
brick kiln
破瓦寒窑 [pò​wǎ​hán​yáo] #75,694
lit. broken tiles, cold hearth; fig. a broken-down house
砖窑 [zhuān​yáo]
brick kiln
窑场 [yáo​chǎng]
brick kiln
窑姐儿 [yáo​jiě​r]
erhua variant of 窯姐|窑姐[yáo​jiě]
苦窑 [kǔ​yáo]
(slang) prison
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JAPANESE WORDS (25)
竈 [かまど] #64,860
kamado
石窯 [いしがま] #65,348
stone oven
登り窯 [のぼりがま] #102,531
climbing kiln
窯場 [かまば] #118,611
kiln-equipped pottery workshop
⭐ 窯元 [かまもと] #123,685
pottery (i.e. the place)
ピザ窯 [ピザがま] #134,684
pizza oven
窯変 [ようへん] #147,419
deformation during firing (ceramics)
土窯 [どがま] #168,919
earthen kiln
⭐ 窯業 [ようぎょう] #168,954
ceramics
官窯 [かんよう] #187,597
governmental porcelain furnace
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