窗 (chuāng) — window

Definition

Noun, used mainly in compounds (窗帘, 橱窗) and with 这扇/那扇. On its own it's more literary; in everyday speech learners should prefer 窗户.

noun
window
Measure word · 扇

Examples

  • 窗。
    Qǐng bǎ chuāng dǎ kāi.
    Please open the window.
  • 。
    chuāng Wài yǒu yí gè rén.
    There is a person outside the window.
  • 窗。
    Zhè shàn chuāng hěn gān jìng.
    This window is very clean.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

窗 combines 穴 (hole) with 囱 (window), giving the sense of an opening used as a window.

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