穴 - xué - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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穴

xué

Definition

cave
meaning component (caves, holes...)
radical (Kang Xi 116)
cavity
hole
acupuncture point
Taiwan pr. [xue4]

Character Decomposition

Compounds (46)

穿

chuān

to wear; to put on; to be dressed (in); to pierce (through); to penetrate; to pass through; to cross

空

kòng

to empty; vacant; unoccupied; space; leisure; free time

空

kōng

empty; air; sky; in vain

exhausted; poor

nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier (for litters and broods); measure word

shutter; window

narrow

to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude; to break through; to rush out; sudden; Taiwan pr. [tu2]

窜

cuàn

to flee; to scuttle; to exile or banish; to amend or edit

窑

yáo

kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling; (coll.) brothel

帘

lián

hanging screen or curtain

窦

dòu

hole; aperture; (anatomy) cavity; sinus

窍

qiào

hole; opening; orifice (of the human body); (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem)

to peep; to pry into

cunt (vulgar)

after all; to investigate; to study carefully; Taiwan pr. [jiu4]

窃

qiè

to steal; secretly; (humble) I

cave; hole

cellar

distressed; embarrassed

vault; dome; the sky

to obstruct; to stop up

cavity; hole

disturbing noises

deep; distant; mysterious

nest

rush out of a den; rustling

pit; cave

quiet and secluded; gentle, graceful, and elegant

cellar

tomb

bad; useless; weak

poor; rustic

hole in a wall

to bury

to put a coffin in the grave

in a hole

lowland swamp

dark; deep; southeast corner of room

鴥

yù

(of a bird) to fly swiftly; to swoop

fill in

dig a hole

to dig; to scoop out

cellar

(literary) distant; deep; profound

窾

cuàn

to conceal; to hide

Related words (31)

acupuncture point

(show business) promoter

to live in a cave

bunch planting

node (center of energy); acupuncture point; Chakra

穴道

xué dào

acupuncture point; acupoint

穴鸟

xué niǎo

jackdaw (family Corvidae)

cave man

acupuncture point

animal den

bandit den; rebel stronghold

grave

tomb; grave

aperture; hole; cavity

grotto; cave

lair; nest; den; hideout

扁穴

biǎn xué

tonsil; now written 扁桃体

挖穴

wā xué

to excavate; to dig out a cave

死穴

sǐ xué

lethal point (acupuncture); vulnerable spot; Achilles' heel

cave; cavern

pussy; cunt; twat

to hit a pressure point (martial arts); dim mak; see also 点脉

electron hole

acupuncture point

(of itinerant entertainers) to tour, playing in many venues

阴穴

yīn xué

underground cave; vagina; female genitalia (in pornography)

wind cave

the eight influential points (acupuncture)

八风穴

bā fēng xué

"eight wind points", name of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot

太阳穴

tài yáng xué

temple (on the sides of human head)

阿是穴

ā shì xué

painful point (in acupuncture); ashi point; tender spot

Idioms (2)

空穴来风

kōng xué lái fēng

(fig) weakness lends wings to rumors; An empty hole invites the wind (idiom); (lit.) wind from an empty cave (idiom); (fig.) unfounded (story); baseless (claim)

空穴来风未必无因

kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn

wind does not come from an empty cave without reason; there's no smoke without fire (idiom)

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