窿 (lóng) — (bound form) hole; cavity; (in mining) shaft, tunnel

Definition

A bound morph meaning 'hole / cavity', almost always paired with 窟 to form the word 窟窿 (kūlong, 'hole'). Alone it has no independent use.

bound form
(bound form) holecavity(in mining) shafttunnel

Examples

  • Tā de yī fu shàng yǒu gè kū lóng.
    There is a hole in his clothes.
  • 窿
    Zhè tiáo lóng dào tōng xiàng kuàng jǐng.
    This tunnel leads to the mine.
  • Dì shàng yǒu yí gè dà kū lóng.
    There is a big hole in the ground.

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