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窗

window; CL:扇[shan4]

12 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,180 U+7A97

How 窗 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

穴 (semantic, “hole”) + 囱 (phonetic, cōng)

components: 穴 囱

How to remember it

window · Heisig RSH #1483

穴 hole + GPS

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 窗

WordPinyinMeaning
东窗事发 dōng chuāng shì fā (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom); to come to light
打开天窗说亮话 dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà (let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush
两耳不闻窗外事 liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì to pay no attention to outside matters
开天窗 kāi tiān chuāng to leave a blank to mark censored area
铁窗生活 tiě chuāng shēng huó time served in prison; prison life
窗口期 chuāng kǒu qī window (interval of time); (epidemiology) window period
落地窗 luò dì chuāng floor-to-ceiling window; French window
空窗期 kōng chuāng qī window period (time between infection and the appearance of detectable antibodies); period…
太阳窗 tài yáng chuāng sun window; sun roof (of car)
浮动窗口 fú dòng chuāng kǒu (computing) floating window
窗子 chuāng zi window
天窗 tiān chuāng hatchway; skylight; sun roof
窗花 chuāng huā paper cutting
百叶窗 bǎi yè chuāng shutter; blind
气窗 qì chuāng window for ventilation (typically high up on a wall); transom window; fanlight
窗体 chuāng tǐ form (used in programming languages such as Visual Basic and Delphi to create a GUI window…
窗口 chuāng kǒu window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); computer opera…
车窗 chē chuāng car window; window of a vehicle (bus, train etc)
风窗 fēng chuāng air vent; louver; window
窗台 chuāng tái windowsill; window ledge