Spot 穴
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
穴 component
xué · cave, den, hole
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 穴
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue穴Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 穴 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
穿=
+牙
空=
+工
穷=
+力
窝=
+呙
窄=
+乍
窜=
+串
窑=
+缶
穵=
+乙
究=
+九
屄=
尸
帘=
+巾
穹=
+弓
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 穴 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
穿chuān
to wear
HSK 3.0 · L1空调kōngtiáoair conditioning
HSK 3.0 · L3突然tūránsudden
HSK 3.0 · L3窗chuāngold variant of 窗[chuang1]
HSK 3.0 · L4窗户chuānghuwindow
HSK 3.0 · L4究竟jiūjìngto go to the bottom of a matter
HSK 3.0 · L4空kōngempty
HSK 3.0 · L4空气kōngqìair
HSK 3.0 · L4研究yánjiūresearch
HSK 3.0 · L4研究生yánjiūshēnggraduate student
HSK 3.0 · L4窗台chuāngtáiwindowsill
HSK 3.0 · L5讲究jiǎngjiuto pay particular attention to
HSK 3.0 · L5