额窦

額竇

édòu

noun

Meanings

1 frontal sinus (anatomy)

Characters

Examples

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.

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