Character

窗

chuāng HSK 4

窗 chuāng HSK 4

1. window (opening in a wall for air and light)

Words using 窗 as chuāng (5)

1 窗户 chuāng hu — window HSK 4
- 窗 window
- 户 opening, frame
Example

请打开窗户，让新鲜空气进来。

qǐng dǎ kāi chuāng hu ràng xīn xiān kōng qì jìn lái

Please open the window and let fresh air in.
2 窗台 chuāng tái — windowsill HSK 5
- 窗 window
- 台 platform, ledge, sill
Example

猫咪喜欢趴在窗台上晒太阳。

māo mī xǐ huān pā zài chuāng tái shàng shài tài yáng

The cat likes to lie on the windowsill and bask in the sun.
3 窗口 chuāng kǒu — window HSK 6
- 窗 window (the physical structure or frame)
- 口 opening, aperture, port (the functional aspect)
Example

请到三号窗口办理业务。

qǐng dào sān hào chuāng kǒu bàn lǐ yè wù

Please go to window number three to conduct business.
4 橱窗 chú chuāng — shop window HSK 7
- 橱 cabinet, cupboard (refers to the enclosed display case structure)
- 窗 window (refers to the glass window where items are displayed)
Example

她停下来看橱窗里的衣服。

tā tíng xià lái kàn chú chuāng lǐ de yī fu

She stopped to look at the clothes in the shop window.
5 窗帘 chuāng lián — curtain HSK 7
- 窗 window
- 帘 curtain, screen
Example

她拉开了窗帘。

tā lā kāi le chuāng lián

She opened the curtains.

Structure & writing

窗 chuāng — window (opening in a wall for air and light)

窗 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 穴 xué — cave; pit or hole in the ground or a structure

穴 is a component in 20 characters

HSK 1

穿 chuān to pierce; to penetrate through

HSK 3

空 kōng empty; hollow; impractical 突 tū chimney or smoke outlet beside an ancient stove

HSK 4

究 jiū to investigate thoroughly; to trace 窗 chuāng window (opening in a wall for air and light)

HSK 5

穷 qióng poor, impoverished (opposite of 富) 窄 zhǎi narrow; not wide (opposite of 宽)

HSK 6

挖 wā to dig (into the ground to form a pit, trench, etc.)

HSK 7

帘 lián curtain or screen made of cloth, bamboo, reed, etc. 窃 qiè to steal; to pilfer 窍 qiào hole or orifice, esp. of the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose 窑 yáo kiln for firing bricks, tiles, or ceramics 窒 zhì to obstruct; to choke; to suffocate

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窘 jiǒng destitute; impoverished 窜 cuàn to flee in disorder; to scurry about (of bandits, enemy troops, animals, etc.) 窝 wō nest or den of birds, animals, or insects 窟 kū cave; cavern 窥 kuī to peep; to spy on secretly 窿 long (dial.) coal mine tunnel 邃 suì deep and distant (of time or space)

2 囱 cōng — chimney; flue for stove or boiler

囱 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 4

窗 chuāng window (opening in a wall for air and light)

Stroke order