窑(yáo)

HSK 7-911 strokesTrad. 窯

kiln

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Character information

Pinyin
yáo
Meaning
kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling; (coll.) brothel
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
窯

Origin & structure

Where 窑 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱穴缶

An oven 穴 where pots 缶 are fired; 缶 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

穴xué缶fǒu

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 窯: An oven 穴 where lamb 羔 is cooked; 羔 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 窑 step by step

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

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Words with 窑

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

tǔ土yáo窑

earthen kiln; loess cave

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zhuān砖yáo窑

brick kiln

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yáo窑jiě姐

(dialect) prostitute

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yáo窑dòng洞

yaodong (a kind of cave dwelling in the Loess Plateau in northwest China)

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hēi黑zhuān砖yáo窑

lit. black brick kiln

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 窑’s common words

土砖姐洞黑

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