窍(qiào)

HSK 7-910 strokesTrad. 竅

hole

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Character information

Pinyin
qiào
Meaning
hole; opening; orifice (of the human body); (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem)
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
竅

Origin & structure

Where 窍 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱穴巧

In this compound, the meaning comes from 穴 (hole); 巧 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

穴xué巧qiǎo

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 窍 step by step

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

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Words with 窍

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

qiào窍mén门
HSK 7-9

a trick

Open 窍门 page →
jué诀qiào窍
HSK 7-9

secret

Open 诀窍 page →
qī七qiào窍

the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth

Open 七窍 page →
jiǔ九qiào窍

nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)

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xīn心qiào窍

the mind; capacity for clear thinking

Open 心窍 page →
yī一qiào窍bù不tōng通

lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)

Open 一窍不通 page →
qī七qiào窍shēng生yān烟

lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)

Open 七窍生烟 page →
cái财mí迷xīn心qiào窍

mad about money (idiom)

Open 财迷心窍 page →

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门诀七九心一不通

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