窌 (jiào) - cellar & pit

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jiào ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

健傑

窌 · jiào

cellar;

pit;

underground granary;

also used in ancient texts for storage chambers.

cellarpitunderground granary

Usage highlights

underground cellargrain storage pitstorage chamberdeep pitcellar for preservation

Synonyms

  • 窖— cellar, underground storage
  • 穴— cave, hole
  • 仓— granary, storehouse

Antonyms

  • 楼— tower, upper story
  • 台— platform, raised structure

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The grain was stored in an underground cellar (窌).
  • Ancient Chinese used pits (窌) for food preservation.
  • The character appears in medical texts describing body cavities (窌).

Collocations

  • underground cellar(地窌)
  • grain storage pit(谷窌)
  • storage chamber(仓窌)
  • deep pit(深窌)
  • cellar for preservation(藏窌)

Idioms

  • Store grain in cellars(藏谷于窌)
  • Deep pits and cellars(深窌幽窖)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Represents ancient Chinese agricultural technology for food preservation.
  • Appears in classical texts describing storage methods for grains and other commodities.
  • Used in traditional Chinese medicine to describe certain body cavities or depressions.

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