额窦

額竇

édòu

noun

Meanings

1 frontal sinus (anatomy)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

感冒后他的额窦发炎了。

Gǎnmào hòu tā de édòu fāyán le.

After the cold, his frontal sinus became inflamed.

HSK 7-9

额窦位于眉毛上方的颅骨内。

Édòu wèiyú méimáo shàngfāng de lúgǔ nèi.

The frontal sinus is located inside the skull above the eyebrows.

Tips

memory

额 (é, forehead) + 窦 (dòu, cavity/sinus). Anatomical compound - same 窦 appears in 鼻窦 (bídòu, paranasal sinus) and 鼻窦炎 (bídòuyán, sinusitis).

Stroke Order

额 é

窦 dòu