Keyword
cave
- hole
- cellar
- underground
- Frequency
- #2838
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
kū
Mnemonic
穴 (cave) gives the meaning and 屈 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
贫民窟
slum housing
窟
cave; hole
石窟
rock cave; grotto; cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues)
洞窟
a cave
窟窿
hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt
莫高窟
Mogao caves in Dunhuang 敦煌, Gansu
吴哥窟
Angkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia
魔窟
lit. nest of devils; place occupied by sinister forces
龙门石窟
Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang 洛阳 (Luòyáng), Henan
云冈石窟
Yungang Caves at Datong 大同, Shanxi 山西
敦煌石窟
Dunhuang caves in Gansu; refers to Mogao caves 莫高石窟 (Mògāoshíkū)
狡兔三窟
lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows; a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)