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窖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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窖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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窖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
窖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
窖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
窖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

窖 Stroke Order — How to Write 窖

Stroke Order

窖 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 穴, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

窖 Radical and Character Components

Components:穴告

窖 is a phono-semantic compound: 穴 (cave) carries the meaning, while 告 indicates the sound.

Radical: 穴 + 7 more strokes

窖 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • jiào

Meanings of 窖 in Chinese

1

jiào窖

A cellar or pit, usually underground, used for storing things like food, wine, or coal.
奶奶把腌制好的蔬菜都放进了地窖里，这样可以保存很久。
Grandma put all the pickled vegetables into the cellar, so they can be preserved for a long time.
To store something, especially food like vegetables or wine, in a cellar or pit for preservation.
冬天来临之前，农民们会把大白菜窖起来，以便长时间保存。
Before winter arrives, farmers will cellar the Chinese cabbages to preserve them for a long time.

Common Words and Phrases with 窖

1
jiào窖féi肥
water-logged compost
农民们将秸秆和畜粪堆积起来，经过一段时间的窖肥，作为农田的养料。
Farmers pile up straw and animal manure, and after a period of fermenting them into compost, use it as nutrients for the farmland.
2
jiào窖cáng藏
to store (things) in a cellar; cellar storage
这款葡萄酒在橡木桶中窖藏了十年，味道醇厚
This wine was cellared in oak barrels for ten years, and its taste is mellow.
3
jiào窖zǐ子
cellar
为了保存冬季的蔬菜，他们在院子里挖了一个深窖子。
To preserve vegetables for winter, they dug a deep pit in the yard.

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Questions about 窖

What does 窖 mean in Chinese?

窖 (jiào) means “A cellar or pit” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 窖?

窖 is pronounced jiào in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 窖 have?

窖 has 12 strokes.

How do you write 窖?

窖 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 穴. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 窖?

The radical of 窖 is 穴, and 窖 is a phono-semantic compound.