窟窿
kū​long HSK7

hole

窟 kū hole

Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 屈 represents the sound.

Components

穴
穴 Meaning component
xué, jué cave
屈
屈 Sound component
qū, qu bend

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkhwot[kʰ]ˤutcave, hole
Zhengzhangkʰluːd
Unicodekuət

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

窿 long mine shaft

Components

穴
穴 Meaning component
xué, jué cave

hole

隆
隆 Sound component
lóng, lōng prosperous

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡ·ruːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang