穴 (jyut6 | xue2 xue4) : cave; hole; den; grave; acupoint

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穴

jyut6

xue2 xue4

[1] cave; hole; den
[2] grave
[3] acupoint; acupuncture point

Pinyin xue2 is China reading; xue4 is Taiwan reading.

Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 穴 (#116)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

穴

This word has been viewed 5862 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Feb 2014 02:25

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巢穴 caau4 jyut6 chao2 xue2 = lair; den

穴位 jyut6 wai6*2 xue4 wei4 ; xue2 wei4 = pressure point (acupuncture)

孔穴 hung2 jyut6 kong3 xue4 = aperture

墓穴 mou6 jyut6 mu4 xue2 = tomb; grave

洞穴 dung6 jyut6 dong4 xue4 (Taiwan) ; dong4 xue2 (PRC) = a cavern; cave; a grotto

穴居人 jyut6 geoi1 jan4 xue2 ju1 ren2 ; xue4 ju1 ren2 = a caveman; a troglodyte

死穴 sei2 jyut6 si3 xue2 = Achilles heel

龍潭虎穴 lung4 taam4 fu2 jyut6 long2 tan2 hu3 xue2 = perilous place

空穴來風 hung1 jyut6 loi4 fung1 kong1 xue2 lai2 feng1 = there's no smoke without fire

武穴 mou5 jyut6 wu3 xue4 = Wuxue (city in Hubei)
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Decimal representation of this word: 穴
Unicode code for this character: U+7a74 (off-site link)

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