囱 cōng chimney
How it came to be
象形 · Pictogram
A drawing of the thing it means.
The small seal form draws a window closed with a shutter, an opening made in a roof.
用法
- Appears only in 烟囱 (yāncōng): a chimney/smokestack. 工厂的烟囱 (gōngchǎng de yāncōng) the factory chimney.
- Don't confuse the character with 窗 (chuāng, window).