Chinese Word: 窟 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

窟

Pinyin: kū

English Definition: cave; hole

Chinese Definition:
①洞穴：石窟。狡兔三窟。窟窿。
②人聚集的地方，多指歹徒聚集之所：匪窟。魔窟。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 穴

Pictophonetic:屈 indicates the sound; 穴 (cave) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 穴 [ xué ] cave, den, hole
- 屈 [ qū ] to bend, to flex; bent, crooked, crouched

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 窟

石窟	shí kū	rock cave; grotto; cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues)
贫民窟	pín mín kū	slum housing
魔窟	mó kū	lit. nest of devils; place occupied by sinister forces
狡兔三窟	jiǎo tù sān kū	lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows; a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)
莫高窟	mò gāo kū	Mogao caves in Dunhuang 敦煌 , Gansu

1		huà 画 yán kū 岩窟 dòng 洞 ﹐ chuán 传 zì 自 chéng táng 盛唐。 The rock paintings in the caverns are handed down from the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
2		ér qiě 而且 zhè yī cì 这一次， méi yǒu 没有 shā yú 鲨鱼 kū 窟。 This time, without a shark cage.
3		zhè 这 kū 窟 jiào 窖 de 的 dǐng 顶 shì 是 wú zhī 无知 gòu chéng 构成 de 的。 Its vault is formed of ignorance.
4		tā 他 zài 在 nà 那 qióng 穷 kū 窟 lǐ 里 zǒu 走 le 了 yī juān 一圈， yòu 又 jiā shàng 加上 yí jù 一句 He took a turn round the hovel, and added
5		cuī huǐ 摧毁 zhè ge 这个 wú zhī 无知 kū 窟 jiào 窖， nà 那 zuì è 罪恶 yuān sǒu 渊薮 yě 也 jiù 就 huǐ miè 毁灭 diào 掉 le 了。 Destroy the cavern Ignorance and you destroy the lair Crime.

1		huà 画 yán kū 岩窟 dòng 洞 ﹐ chuán 传 zì 自 chéng táng 盛唐。 The rock paintings in the caverns are handed down from the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
2		ér qiě 而且 zhè yī cì 这一次， méi yǒu 没有 shā yú 鲨鱼 kū 窟。 This time, without a shark cage.
3		zhè 这 kū 窟 jiào 窖 de 的 dǐng 顶 shì 是 wú zhī 无知 gòu chéng 构成 de 的。 Its vault is formed of ignorance.
4		tā 他 zài 在 nà 那 qióng 穷 kū 窟 lǐ 里 zǒu 走 le 了 yī juān 一圈， yòu 又 jiā shàng 加上 yí jù 一句 He took a turn round the hovel, and added
5		cuī huǐ 摧毁 zhè ge 这个 wú zhī 无知 kū 窟 jiào 窖， nà 那 zuì è 罪恶 yuān sǒu 渊薮 yě 也 jiù 就 huǐ miè 毁灭 diào 掉 le 了。 Destroy the cavern Ignorance and you destroy the lair Crime.