窑
yáo HSK7

kiln

An oven 穴 where pots 缶 are fired; 缶 also provides the pronunciation

Components

穴
穴 Meaning component
xué, jué cave
缶
缶 SoundMeaning component
fǒu pottery

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

窯 yáo kiln Traditional

An oven 穴 where lamb 羔 is cooked; 羔 also provides the pronunciation

Components

穴
穴 Meaning component
xué, jué cave
羔
羔 SoundMeaning component
gāo lamb

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangluː

說文解字

燒瓦竈也。从穴羔聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)