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HSK 6
窍
竅
qiào
1.
hole
2.
opening
3.
orifice (of the human body)
4.
(fig.) key (to the solution of a problem)
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Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (13)
七窍
qīqiào
the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth
九窍
jiǔqiào
nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)
心窍
xīnqiào
the mind
窍门
qiàomén
a trick
诀窍
juéqiào
secret
开窍
kāiqiào
to get it straight
不开窍
bùkāiqiào
unable to understand
窍门儿
qiàoménr
a trick
一窍不通
yīqiàobùtōng
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)
七窍生烟
qīqiàoshēngyān
lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
财迷心窍
cáimíxīnqiào
mad about money (idiom)
灵魂出窍
línghúnchūqiào
out-of-body experience
鬼迷心窍
guǐmíxīnqiào
to be obsessed
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 3,019
- Word Frequency Rank
- 3,462 of 84,292