凹坑

āokēng
noun #54,113

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 concave depression; pit
  2. 2 crater; dent; pothole

Examples

Mǎlù shàng yǒu jǐ gè āokēng yào xiūbǔ.
There are a few potholes on the road that need repair.
Yǔnshí zhuāngjī zài dìmiàn liúxiàle yí gè dà āokēng.
The meteor impact left a large crater on the ground.

Tips

memory
is one of those rare characters whose shape literally is its meaning — look at it: it's a notch carved out. Pair with (tū, 'protruding,' shape pushes outward) for the matched set.

Stroke Order

āo
kēng