窿 (lóng): (in 窟窿) hole; cavity

Meanings

1 (in 窟窿) hole; cavity
2 mine tunnel; pit shaft

Characters

窿

lóng

(in hole) cavity

Examples

HSK 6

矿工深入矿窿。

Kuànggōng shēnrù kuàng lóng.

The miners went deep into the mine tunnel.

HSK 7-9

袜子上有一个大窟窿。

Wàzi shàng yǒu yíge dà kūlong.

There is a big hole in the sock.

Tips

usage

Mostly in 窟窿 (a hole), where the second syllable is unstressed. In mining usage 窿 alone means a tunnel or pit shaft.

Components

radical

穴 xué

cave; hole

The cave radical on top makes the meaning clear at a glance: 窿 is about holes, hollows, and underground passages.

phonetic

隆 lóng

grand; swelling

隆 supplies the reading lóng directly; it works as the sound element with no bearing on the meaning 'hole'.

Stroke Order

窿 lóng

Related Words

窟窿 kūlong HSK 7-9 #23,363

hole; cavity / loophole; deficit; debt

井 jǐng HSK 6 #4,177

well (for water) / mine shaft; pit

黑洞 hēidòng #7,598

black hole (astronomy) / a bottomless pit (figurative)

核 hé HSK 7-9 #4,604

pit (of a fruit) / nucleus; core / nuclear / to examine; to verify

洞 dòng HSK 5 #1,699

cave; cavern / hole; opening / zero (unambiguous spoken form when reciting digits)

采 cǎi HSK 7-9 #6,201

to pick; to pluck; to gather / to collect; to select / to extract; to mine

检验 jiǎnyàn HSK 5 #4,850

to inspect; to examine; to test / inspection; examination

候选人 hòuxuǎnrén HSK 7-9 #4,588

candidate / nominee

基本上 jīběnshang HSK 3 #4,535

basically / essentially / on the whole

法医 fǎyī #4,071

forensic doctor / medical examiner / forensic pathologist