窗户 (chuāng hu) — window | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

窗户 is the everyday word for a physical window in a house or room. 窗 is a shorter, literary variant used mostly in writing or compounds like 窗帘/窗口.

noun

window

Measure word · 个, 扇

窗户？
Qǐng bǎ chuāng hu guān shàng hǎo ma?
Could you please close the window?
窗户。
Zhè shàn chuāng hu shì bō li zuò de.
This window is made of glass.
窗户。
Tā zhàn zài chuāng hu qián kàn fēng jǐng.
He stands in front of the window looking at the scenery.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

窗 means window and 户 originally door; together they denote a window.

Characters in this word

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

穴囱窗

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

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 戶; 户 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 戶 is a picture of half of a gate. The simplified 户 is a later shorthand, so its shape should not be read as the original parts.

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