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窨

yìn / xūn
noun #59,624

Meanings

  1. 1 cellar
  2. 2 underground storeroom

Examples

HSK 4
老房子下面有个阴凉的地窨。
Lǎo fángzi xiàmiàn yǒu gè yīnliáng de dìyìn.
The old house had a cool, dark cellar beneath it.
HSK 5
他们把酒藏在窨子里。
Tāmen bǎ jiǔ cáng zài yìnzi lǐ.
They stored the wine in an underground cellar.

Tips

usage
In the yìn reading, 窨 means a cellar or underground room, as in 窨子 and 地窨.

Components

radical
穴 xué
cave; hole
The cave radical 穴 sits on top, marking 窨 as a dug-out space, here an underground cellar.
phonetic
音 yīn
sound
Carries the sound, close to the modern readings yìn and xūn. It is the same character seen standing alone as 音.

Stroke Order

窨 yìn