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HaoHSK/214 Radicals/穴 Cave
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Radical no. 116/214Common

Radical 穴 – Cave

Pinyin
xué
Strokes
5 strokes
Variants
None

Meaning

Cave, hole, cavity, den

Memory tipA cave mouth with a roof. Characters with 穴 relate to caves, holes and empty spaces: 空 (empty), 窗 (window – a hole in the wall), 穿 (pierce, wear), 究 (investigate – digging deep into a cave), 突 (sudden – a dog bursting out of a hole).

HSK characters with 穴 (18)

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  • 穿chuānHSK 1
  • 空kōngHSK 2
  • 突tūHSK 3
  • 窗chuāngHSK 4
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  • 穷qióngHSK 4
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  • 穴xuéHSK 7–9
  • 窑yáoHSK 7–9
  • 窒zhìHSK 7–9

Other 5-stroke radicals

  • 玄Dark
  • 玉Jade / King
  • 瓜Melon
  • 瓦Tile
  • 甘Sweet
  • 生Life / Birth
  • 用Use
  • 田Field
  • 疋Bolt of cloth / Foot
  • 疒Sickness
  • 癶Footsteps
  • 白White
  • 皮Skin
  • 皿Dish
  • 目Eye
  • 矛Spear
  • 矢Arrow
  • 石Stone
  • 示Spirit / Show
  • 禸Track
  • 禾Grain
  • 立Stand

Character Breakdown: 穴

  • 突Sudden, abrupt, dash out
禾 PreviousAll 214 radicalsNext 立

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