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穴cave

cave. 5 strokes. 6 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 2 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning caveStrokes 5Characters 6

How to write 穴

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Stroke order chart for the 穴 radical — 5 strokes

What it tells you about a character

Of the 6 characters below, 3 are pictophonetic with 穴 as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.

The 6 characters

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 穴 family

HSK 2 · 1

空kōng

HSK 3 · 1

突tū

HSK 4 · 4

穿chuān窗chuāng究jiū穷qióng

Words they appear in

空(kōng)气(qì)air
包围在地球周围，我们呼吸用的气体
有(yǒu)空(kòng)儿(r)to have free time
指手头没有别的事情要忙
天(tiān)空(kōng)the sky
头顶上又高又蓝的地方
突(tū)出(chū)to stand out prominently
比周围的都明显、特别引人注意
突(tū)然(rán)happening suddenly, unexpectedly
事先没有预料，一下子就发生了
空(kōng)调(tiáo)air conditioning
调节室内温度的电器
空(kòng)儿(r)free time
忙碌之间挤出来的一小段闲暇时间
空(kōng)empty, a vacuum
里面什么都没有的状态
穿(chuān)上(shang)to put on, to slip into
把衣服套在身上
窗(chuāng)户(hu)a window
墙上用来透光、通风的洞口
窗(chuāng)台(tái)a windowsill
窗户下面突出的一小块平台
窗(chuāng)子(zi)a window
墙上能打开透光透气的洞口
航(háng)空(kōng)the commercial aviation industry
利用飞机在空中运输的行业
讲(jiǎng)究(jiu)particular about, mindful of
对某件事特别用心，要求很高