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hollow

HSK 10
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wō
カ、ワ
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와
Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 咼 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (窩)
穴 hole+ 咼 jaw =
窩 hollow
穴 Meaning component
xué hole
cave, den, hole
咼 Phonetic component
jaw
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Simplified (窝)
穴 hole+ 呙 gossip =
窝 nest
穴 Meaning component
xué hole
cave, den, hole
cave
呙 Phonetic component
guō gossip
chat, jaw, gossip, talk
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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)
Chinese
窝 / 窩 [wō]
nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (59)
被窝 [bèi​wō] #23,942
quilt wrapped around the body as a tube (traditional bedding)
窝囊废 [wō​nang​fèi] #13,064
(coll.) spineless coward
窝囊 [wō​nang] #17,903
to feel vexed
窝点 [wō​diǎn] #13,646
lair
酒窝 [jiǔ​wō] #21,097
dimple
蜂窝 [fēng​wō] #20,640
bee's nest
腋窝 [yè​wō] #18,548
armpit
窝心 [wō​xīn] #21,187
aggrieved
窝藏 [wō​cáng] #19,980
to harbor
萨拉热窝 [Sà​lā​rè​wō] #23,096
Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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JAPANESE WORDS (22)
眼窩 [がんか] #23,422
orbit
山窩 [さんか] #91,231
group of mountain nomads (in Japan)
腋窩 [えきか] #106,546
armpit
眼窩底 [がんかてい] #195,958
orbital floor (thin bone floor of eye socket)
腋窩動脈 [えきかどうみゃく] #207,848
axillary artery
蜂窩織炎 [ほうかしきえん] #216,913
cellulitis
膝窩動脈 [しつかどうみゃく] #240,846
popliteal artery
膝窩 [しっか] #258,224
popliteal fossa
中心窩 [ちゅうしんか] #258,681
fovea centralis
燕窩 [えんか] #269,507
swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
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