Chinese Character 窟 Meanings and components.

Form

窟

Meaning

窟 meaning[3] in English

Cave.

Hole.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 窟 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are cave (穴) , and surname Qu (屈)

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

In cangjie it is written with JCSUU

How to write 窟

To write窟ku1cave you should write a combination of 穴xue2cave , 屈qu1surname Qu arranged in a 吕 shape:

穴 + 屈 = 窟

窟 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

窟
Pinyin:ku1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Cave . Hole
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
屈
Pinyin:qu1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Qu
尸
Pinyin:shi1
Meaning[3]: Person Representing The Dead (During Burial Ceremonies) . To Put A Corpse On Display (After Execution) . Variant Of 屍|尸[Shi1] . Corpse
出
Pinyin:chu1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: To Go Out . To Come Out . To Occur . To Produce . To Go Beyond . To Rise . To Put Forth . To Happen . (Used After A Verb To Indicate An Outward Direction Or A Positive Result) . Classifier For Dramas, Plays, Operas Etc
屮
Pinyin:che4
Meaning[3]: Plants Sprouting
凵
Pinyin:qian3
Meaning[3]: Receptacle

Notes

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

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

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