窦 - dòu - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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窦 (竇)

dòu

Definition

hole
aperture
(anatomy) cavity
sinus

Character Decomposition

Related words (10)

cellar; crypt

subterranean passage; (medicine) sinus

狗窦

gǒu dòu

dog hole; gap caused by missing teeth; (fig.) den of thieves

疑窦

yí dòu

(literary) doubts; suspicions; cause for suspicion

sphenoidal sinus

frontal sinus

paranasal sinus

mastoid antrum (bones at the back of tympanic chamber)

paranasal sinus

sinusitis

Idioms (5)

情窦初开

qíng dòu chū kāi

first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)

狗窦大开

gǒu dòu dà kāi

dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)

筚门闺窦

bì mén guī dòu

wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel; living in poverty

荜门圭窦

bì mén guī dòu

wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel; living in poverty

闭门塞窦

bì mén sè dòu

to close doors and block openings (idiom); mounting a strict defense

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