穴(xué)

HSK 7-95 strokes

cave

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Character information

Pinyin
xué
Meaning
cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xue4]
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 穴 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱宀八

The mouth of a cave

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

宀mián八bā

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 穴 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 穴

Common words using 穴 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xué穴wèi位
HSK 7-9

acupuncture point

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yú俞xué穴

acupuncture point

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fěi匪xué穴

bandit den; rebel stronghold

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dì地xué穴

pit; burrow; crypt

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mù墓xué穴

tomb

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tài太yáng阳xué穴

temple (on the sides of human head)

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cháo巢xué穴

lair

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wǔ武xué穴

see 武穴市[Wu3 xue2 Shi4]

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位俞匪地墓太阳巢

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