窍

qiào

Radical: 穴 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

窍 decomposes into the following components:

穴 巧

Semantic component: 穴; phonetic component: 巧.

Words containing 窍

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 窍.

七窍
qī qiào
九窍
jiǔ qiào
开窍
kāi qiào
to get it straight
心窍
xīn qiào
lit. tunnel to the heart (traditional concept)
窍门
qiào mén
a trick
诀窍
jué qiào
secret
不开窍
bù kāi qiào
unable to understand
窍门儿
qiào mén r
a trick
一窍不通
yī qiào bù tōng
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
灵魂出窍
líng hún chū qiào
out-of-body experience
财迷心窍
cái mí xīn qiào
mad about money (idiom)

Related characters (radical 穴)

Characters that share the radical 穴.

穴 穵 究 穷 穸 穹 空 穿 窀 突 窃 窄 窅 窆 窈 窑 窒 窕 窖 窗 窘 窜 窝 窟

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