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囱
cōng HSK7

chimney

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approved by inralback19 · Feb 12, 2026, 11:58 PM · Reviewed by inralback19 on Feb 12, 2026, 11:58 PM

し

Derived from the top component of 悤. Depicts a line piercing an object. The meaning later shifted to "window" (now written 窗) and "chimney".

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Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.761
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