窍 - qiào - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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10 strokes
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窍 (竅)

qiào

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related words (10)

窍门

qiào mén

a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing sth)

窍门儿

qiào mén r

a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing sth)

七窍

qī qiào

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

九窍

jiǔ qiào

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

开窍

kāi qiào

to get it straight; to start to understand things properly; enlightenment dawns

心窍

xīn qiào

the mind; capacity for clear thinking

诀窍

jué qiào

secret; trick; knack; key

不开窍

bù kāi qiào

unable to understand; can't get the point

灵魂出窍

líng hún chū qiào

out-of-body experience

鬼迷心窍

guǐ mí xīn qiào

to be obsessed; to be possessed

Idioms (3)

一窍不通

yī qiào bù tōng

(lit.) doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head); I don't understand a word (idiom); it's all Greek to me

七窍生烟

qī qiào shēng yān

(lit.) spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom); (fig.) to seethe with anger

财迷心窍

cái mí xīn qiào

mad about money (idiom)

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