Memory phrase for the character: 窟

窟

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Meaning

cave, hole

Pronunciation

kū

Explanation

 Top: cave/cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave), below: stoop/crouch 屈 (The buttock 尸 [=butt's crack] comes out 出 when: crouching. = "plumber's crack or smile")

Mnemonic
 
A hole where you have to crouch, is a cave.

Radicals

穴 caveIt is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into this hole or cave.
屈 stoop, to bow




 Vocabulary

窟窿 kū long  hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt
贫民窟 pín mín kū  slum housing
贫民窟 pín mín kū  
贫民窟 pín mín kū  

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