chuāng

variant of 窗[chuang1]

window; CL:扇[shan4]

cave-hole (穴) + chimney (囱) = window

穴 is a cave or hollow space — the semantic core that tells you this is an opening in a structure. 囱 (chimney hole) mainly contributes the sound chuāng, though its own hollow shape reinforces the idea of a gap in a wall.

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ChimneyPhonetic
CaveSemantic

请把关上,外面很冷。

qǐng bǎ chuāng guān shàng, wàimiàn hěn lěng。

Please close the window, it is very cold outside.

她坐在边,看着外面的雨。

tā zuò zài chuāng biān, kàn zhe wàimiàn de yǔ。

She sat by the window, watching the rain outside.

Words with 窗

边窗

biān chuāng

side window

钢窗

gāng chuāng

metal window

铁窗

tiě chuāng

window with an iron grating (apartment etc)

铁窗生活

tiě chuāng shēng huó

time served in prison

开天窗

kāi tiān chuāng

to leave a blank to mark censored area

闺窗

guī chuāng

a lady's chamber

云窗雾槛

yún chuāng wù kǎn

cloud around the window, mist on the threshold (idiom); tall building with the windows in the clouds

风窗

fēng chuāng

air vent

两耳不闻窗外事

liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì

to pay no attention to outside matters

前庭窗

qián tíng chuāng

fenestra vestibuli (of inner ear)

卵圆窗

luǎn yuán chuāng

(anatomy) oval window (between the middle and inner ear)

吊窗

diào chuāng

a sash window

More characters with 穴

穿