窝 wō nest
nest; cave; den
怎么记住“窝”: 穴 hole + 呙 crooked mouth = nest. In a hole of the old oak the girl spots a baby bird with its crooked mouth wide open, begging for food in its nest.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
窝 = 穴 hole + 呙 crooked mouth
- 穴 hole meaning
- 呙 crooked mouth sound
In a hole of the old oak the girl spots a baby bird with its crooked mouth wide open, begging for food in its nest.
How it came to be
The hole gives the meaning and the part below the sound.
用法
- A nest/den/nook, and a measure word for a litter: 鸟窝 (niǎowō) bird's nest, 被窝 (bèiwō) the warm hollow of one's bedding, 一窝小猫 (yì wō xiǎomāo) a litter of kittens.
- 窝火 (wōhuǒ) means to be pent up with anger; 窝里斗 (wō li dòu) means infighting; 窝藏 (wōcáng) to harbor a criminal.