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hole

HSK 10
Nature →Elements
kē
カ
す
Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 果 represents the sound.
Components
穴 hole+ 果 fruit =
窠 hole
穴 Meaning component
xué hole
cave, den, hole
果 Phonetic component
guǒ fruit
variant of 果[guǒ]
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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)
窠
Regular
Modern
Chinese
窠 [kē]
nest
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
窠臼 [kē​jiù] #46,152
stereotypical pattern
不落窠臼 [bù​luò​kē​jiù] #65,411
not follow the beaten track
猪窠 [zhū​kē]
pigsty
臼窠 [jiù​kē]
see 窠臼[kē​jiù]
猪窠 [zhū​kē]
pigsty
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
眼窩 [がんか] #23,422
orbit
私窩子 [しかし] #302,562
prostitute