穴

xué

cave, den, hole; Kangxi radical 116

How to write 穴, stroke by stroke

cave; cavity; hole; acupuncture point; Taiwan pr. [xue4]

Pictographic: The mouth of a cave

Made of 宀 + 八

洞穴dòng xuécave; cavern
巢穴cháo xuélair; nest; den; hideout
墓穴mù xuétomb; grave
穴居人xué jū réncave man
太阳穴tài yáng xuétemple (on the sides of human head)
八会穴bā huì xuéthe eight influential points (acupuncture)
八风穴bā fēng xué"eight wind points", name of a set of acupuncture points (EX-LE-10), four on each foot
印堂穴yìn táng xuéyintang, acupuncture point at the midpoint between the medial ends of the eyebrows
地穴dì xuépit; burrow; crypt
孔穴kǒng xuéaperture; hole; cavity
岩穴yán xuégrotto; cave
挖穴wā xuéto excavate; to dig out a cave

这地方有多少洞穴？
zhè dì fāng yǒu duō shǎo dòng xué ？
How many caves are there in this area?
我太阳穴处疼极了。
wǒ tài yáng xué chù téng jí le 。
My temples are hurting me terribly.
一条龙住在洞穴里。
yì tiáo lóng zhù zài dòng xué lǐ 。
A dragon lives inside the cavern.
他真是刚出狼窝又入虎穴。
tā zhēn shì gāng chū láng wō yòu rù hǔ xué 。
He fell out of the frying pan into the fire.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
bú rù hǔ xué ， yān dé hǔ zǐ 。
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.