窽 (kuǎn) - Hollow, empty & void

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kuǎn ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

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窽 · kuǎn

Hollow, empty;

void;

cavity;

also used in medical terminology to refer to anatomical cavities.

Hollow, emptyvoidcavity

Usage highlights

Hollow and emptyAbdominal cavityThoracic cavityCranial cavityBody cavityCavity resonance

Synonyms

  • 空— empty, hollow
  • 虚— void, empty
  • 洞— cave, hollow

Antonyms

  • 实— solid, full
  • 满— full, filled
  • 盈— overflowing, abundant

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The tree trunk was completely hollow (空窽).
  • This argument lacks substance (内容空窽).
  • Abdominal cavity in anatomy (腹腔).
  • The cave was dark and empty (洞穴空窽).

Collocations

  • Hollow and empty(空窽)
  • Abdominal cavity(腹腔)
  • Thoracic cavity(胸腔)
  • Cranial cavity(颅腔)
  • Body cavity(体腔)
  • Cavity resonance(腔振)

Idioms

  • Empty words without substance(空言无实)
  • Hollow rhetoric(空谈阔论)
  • Substantial and void(虚实相生)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used in traditional Chinese medicine to describe body cavities and hollow organs.
  • In Daoist philosophy, represents the concept of emptiness and receptivity.
  • Appears in classical texts describing architectural voids and natural hollows.

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