窗

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window; CL:扇[shan4]

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

穴 meaning “hole” + 囱 sound ( cōng )

Components 穴囱

window · Heisig RSH #1483

穴 hole + GPS

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
东窗事发	dōng chuāng shì fā	(of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom); to come to light
打开天窗说亮话	dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà	(let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush
两耳不闻窗外事	liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì	to pay no attention to outside matters
开天窗	kāi tiān chuāng	to leave a blank to mark censored area
铁窗生活	tiě chuāng shēng huó	time served in prison; prison life
窗口期	chuāng kǒu qī	window (interval of time); (epidemiology) window period
落地窗	luò dì chuāng	floor-to-ceiling window; French window
空窗期	kōng chuāng qī	window period (time between infection and the appearance of detectable antibodies); period…
太阳窗	tài yáng chuāng	sun window; sun roof (of car)
浮动窗口	fú dòng chuāng kǒu	(computing) floating window
窗子	chuāng zi	window
天窗	tiān chuāng	hatchway; skylight; sun roof
窗花	chuāng huā	paper cutting
百叶窗	bǎi yè chuāng	shutter; blind
气窗	qì chuāng	window for ventilation (typically high up on a wall); transom window; fanlight
窗体	chuāng tǐ	form (used in programming languages such as Visual Basic and Delphi to create a GUI window…
窗口	chuāng kǒu	window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); computer opera…
车窗	chē chuāng	car window; window of a vehicle (bus, train etc)
风窗	fēng chuāng	air vent; louver; window
窗台	chuāng tái	windowsill; window ledge