窍 qiào hole
hole; opening; aperture
怎么记住“窍”: 穴 hole + 巧 skillful = hole. A mouse runs into a hole under the sink, and the skillful cat waits all night in front of that little hole.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
originally 穴 + 敫
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
窍 = 穴 hole + 巧 skillful
- 穴 hole meaning
- 巧 skillful shape only
- 工 work
- 丂 sigh
A mouse runs into a hole under the sink, and the skillful cat waits all night in front of that little hole.
How it came to be
The hole gives the meaning; the short form writes the sign for skillful where the full form had a longer sound part.
用法
- An aperture/opening, and a knack: 窍门 (qiàomén) a trick/knack: 找到窍门 (zhǎodào qiàomén) to figure out the knack, 诀窍 (juéqiào) the secret/know-how.
- 开窍 (kāiqiào) means to wise up / finally get it; 一窍不通 (yíqiào-bùtōng) means to know nothing at all about something.