Keyword
cave
- den
- hole
- Frequency
- #2062
- Strokes
- 5
Readings
xué
Mnemonic
The mouth of a cave
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
空empty究after all突to dash穿to pierce穷poor窗window窝nest窃to steal窄narrow窥to peep窍hole窟cave帘hanging screen or curtain窜to flee窒to obstruct窑kiln窘distressed穹vault窦cavity窖cellar屄cunt邃deep窿cavity窈obscure窕quiet窠nest窨cellar穸tomb窣Taiwan pr. sù窳useless窭poor窆to lower a coffin into a grave窀to bury窅sunken eyes窬hole in a wall穵a deep hollow窸whisper窾hole
Used in vocabulary
穴
cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. xuè
洞穴
cave; cavern
巢穴
lair; nest; den; hideout
墓穴
tomb; grave
穴位
acupuncture point; location of a grave
点穴
to hit a pressure point (martial arts); dim mak
空穴来风
lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom); fig. unfounded (story); baseless (claim)
太阳穴
temple (on the sides of human head)
穴居
to live in a cave; (of animals) to be of burrowing habit
空穴
electron hole (physics)
武穴市
Wuxue, a county-level city in Huanggang City 黄冈市 (HuánggāngShì), Hubei
穴道
acupuncture point; acupoint
腧穴
acupuncture point
地穴
pit; burrow; crypt
死穴
lethal point (acupuncture); vulnerable spot; Achilles' heel
穴居人
cave man
孔穴
aperture; hole; cavity
蚁穴
ant nest
兽穴
animal den
走穴
(of itinerant entertainers) to tour, playing in many venues
岩穴
grotto; cave
阴穴
cave; (coll.) vagina
经穴
acupuncture point (any point on any meridian); category of 12 specific acupuncture points near the wrist or ankle, each lying on a different meridian (one of five categories collectively termed 五输穴)
阿是穴
(TCM) ashi point: a tender spot that is not a standard acupuncture point