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(chuāng hù) - window in Mandarin

chuāng

Traditional: 窗戶

Line drawing of 窗户
Coloured illustration of 窗户
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Translation

window

Word origin

A compound of 窗 (chuāng, window), which carries the cave or hole radical 穴 (xué), and 户 (hù, door, household), together meaning a window opening.

Origin
compound
Root
窗 (chuāng, window, with 穴 hole radical) + 户 (hù, door)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 窗

Stroke order for 户

Examples

Please open the window.

piāo

Rain drifted in from outside the window.

This room has very big windows.

fēngjǐng

He stood by the window looking at the view.

It is cold, remember to shut the window properly.

窗户 (chuāng hù) means window, the everyday word for the opening in a wall. The second syllable is often pronounced with a reduced tone in casual speech.

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This word is part of lesson 39.