Chinese Character 窖 Meanings and components.

Form

窖

Meaning

窖 meaning[3] in English

Cellar.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 窖 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are cave (穴) , and to say (告)

Its radical[1] is: 穴 (xue2) which means: Cave, Cavity, Hole, Acupuncture Point, Taiwan Pr. [Xue4], .穴xue2cave

In cangjie it is written with JCHGR

How to write 窖

To write窖jiao4cellar you should write a combination of 穴xue2cave , 告gao4to say arranged in a 吕 shape:

穴 + 告 = 窖

窖 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 窖 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 窖, looks as follow:

窖
Pinyin:jiao4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Cellar
穴
Pinyin:xue2
Meaning[3]: Cave . Cavity . Hole . Acupuncture Point . Taiwan Pr. [Xue4]
宀
Pinyin:mian2
Meaning[3]: 'Roof' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 40), Occurring In 家, 定, 安 Etc . See Also 寶蓋|宝盖[Bao3 Gai4]
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
告
Pinyin:gao4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Say . To Tell . To Announce . To Report . To Denounce . To File A Lawsuit . To Sue
牛
Pinyin:niu2
Meaning[3]: Surname Niu
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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