穴

See also: 六, 冘, and 宂
穴 U+7A74, 穴
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7A74
← 穳
[U+7A73] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 穵 →
[U+7A75]
⽳ U+2F73, ⽳
KANGXI RADICAL CAVE
← ⽲
[U+2F72] 		Kangxi Radicals ⽴ →
[U+2F74]

Translingual
Stroke order

Han character

穴 (Kangxi radical 116, 穴+0, 5 strokes, cangjie input 十金 (JC), four-corner 30802, composition ⿱宀八)

  1. Kangxi radical #116, ⽳.

Derived characters

References
  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 862, character 20
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25406
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1288, character 37
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2718, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+7A74

Chinese
trad. 穴
simp. # 穴

Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 穴
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script Transcribed ancient scripts
Characters in the same phonetic series (穴) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
泬 *qʰʷliːɡ
坹 *qʰʷliːɡ, *ɡʷliːɡ
穴 *ɡʷliːɡ
袕 *ɡʷliːɡ, *ɢʷjiɡ
鴪 *ɢʷiɡ

Pictogram (象形) —possibly an entrance to a cave or a door flap.

Pronunciation

Note:
  • huag8 - Shantou;
  • huêg8 - Chaozhou.
    • Wu
      • (Shanghai):
        • Wugniu: 8yuq
        • MiniDict: yuih入
        • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 5hhyq
        • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦyɪʔ¹²/
  • Dialectal data
Variety Location 穴
Mandarin Beijing /ɕyɛ⁵¹/
/ɕyɛ³⁵/
Harbin /ɕyɛ⁵³/
Tianjin /ɕye⁵³/
Jinan /ɕyə⁴²/
Qingdao /ɕyə⁴²/
Zhengzhou /ɕyɛ⁴²/
Xi'an /ɕiɛ²⁴/
Xining /ɕi²⁴/
Yinchuan /ɕye¹³/
Lanzhou /ɕyə¹³/
Ürümqi /ɕyɤ²¹³/
Wuhan /ɕye²¹³/ 新
/ɕie²¹³/ 舊
Chengdu /ɕie³¹/
Guiyang /ɕie²¹/
Kunming /ɕiɛ³¹/
Nanjing /ɕyeʔ⁵/
Hefei /ɕyɐʔ⁵/
Jin Taiyuan /ɕyəʔ⁵⁴/
Pingyao /ɕyʌʔ⁵³/
Hohhot /ɕyaʔ⁴³/
Wu Shanghai /ɦioʔ¹/
/ɦyɪʔ¹/
Suzhou /ɦyəʔ³/
Hangzhou /ɦyəʔ²/
Wenzhou /jy²¹³/
Hui Shexian /ɕye²²/
Tunxi /ɕyɛ⁵/
Xiang Changsha /ɕie²⁴/
Xiangtan /t͡ɕʰyæ²⁴/
Gan Nanchang /ɕyɵʔ²/
Hakka Meixian /hiat̚⁵/
Taoyuan /hiet̚⁵⁵/
Cantonese Guangzhou /jyt̚²/
Nanning /yt̚²²/
Hong Kong /jyt̚²/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /hiat̚⁵/
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /hieʔ⁵/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /xiɛ⁴⁴/
Shantou (Teochew) /huak̚⁵/
Haikou (Hainanese) /hit̚³/
Rime
Character 穴
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 匣 (33)
Final (韻) 屑 (88)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division (等) IV
Fanqie 胡決切
Baxter hwet
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ɦwet̚/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ɦʷet̚/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ɣuɛt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ɦwɛt̚/
Li
Rong		 /ɣuet̚/
Wang
Li		 /ɣiwet̚/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /ɣiwet̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 xué
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 jyut6
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 穴
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)		 xué
Middle
Chinese		 ‹ hwet ›
Old
Chinese		 /*[ɢ]ʷˁi[t]/
English cave, pit

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 穴
Reading # 1/1
No. 14092
Phonetic
component		 穴
Rime
group		 質
Rime
subdivision		 2
Corresponding
MC rime		 穴
Old
Chinese		 /*ɡʷliːɡ/

Definitions

穴

  1. hole
  2. grave (pit)
  3. cave; cavern
  4. (literal, figurative) den; nest; lair
  5. (traditional Chinese medicine) acupoint

Synonyms
  • (hole):
Dialectal synonyms of 孔 (“hole”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 孔, 洞, 穴
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 孔, 洞, 孔洞, 空洞, 空穴
Mandarin Beijing 窟窿
Jinan 窟窿
Luoyang 窟窿
Wanrong 窟窿
Xi'an 窟窿子, 窟窿
Wuhan 窟窿, 窟眼, 洞洞, 洞
Chengdu 窟窿, 洞洞, 洞
Liuzhou 窿
Yangzhou 洞, 窟窿
Nanjing 窟窿
Hefei 窟窿, 洞
Singapore 洞
Cantonese Guangzhou 窿, 咕窿
Hong Kong 窿, 咕窿
Taishan 孔
Yangjiang 窿
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 窿
Singapore (Guangfu) 窿
Gan Nanchang 洞
Hakka Meixian 窿仔, 窿空仔
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 空
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 空
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 空
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 空
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 空
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 空
Jin Taiyuan 窟窿, 窟子
Northern Min Jian'ou 川
Eastern Min Fuzhou 空空
Southern Min Xiamen 空, 空口
Quanzhou 空
Zhangzhou 空口
Zhangzhou (Changtai) 空
Taipei 空
Penang (Hokkien) 空
Singapore (Hokkien) 空
Manila (Hokkien) 空
Chaozhou 空
Jieyang 空, 洞
Haifeng 空
Singapore (Teochew) 空
Singapore (Hainanese) 空
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 窿
Wu Suzhou 洞
Wenzhou 洞, 窟, 窟窿
Jinhua 窟窿
Xiang Changsha 洞, 洞子
Shuangfeng 眼貢, 洞
  • (cave):

Compounds
  • 三兔穴
  • 三穴
  • 丙穴
  • 丹穴
  • 丹穴鳥／丹穴鸟
  • 乳穴
  • 井穴
  • 仙穴
  • 俞穴
  • 僻穴
  • 兩鼠鬥穴／两鼠斗穴
  • 八會穴／八会穴
  • 利穴
  • 匪穴 (fěixué)
  • 區穴／区穴
  • 十鼠同穴
  • 十鼠爭穴／十鼠争穴
  • 同穴
  • 吹蝕穴／吹蚀穴 (chuīshíxué)
  • 啞穴／哑穴
  • 回穴
  • 土穴
  • 地穴
  • 堀穴
  • 埽穴犁庭
  • 墓穴 (mùxué)
  • 壺穴／壶穴
  • 壽穴／寿穴 (shòuxué)
  • 太陽穴／太阳穴
  • 孔穴 (kǒngxué)
  • 寒穴
  • 寢穴／寝穴
  • 封穴
  • 山穴
  • 崖穴
  • 巒穴／峦穴
  • 巖居穴處／岩居穴处
  • 巖棲穴處／岩栖穴处
  • 巖穴／岩穴 (yánxué)
  • 巖穴之士／岩穴之士
  • 巢居穴處／巢居穴处
  • 巢穴 (cháoxué)
  • 庚穴
  • 廟穴／庙穴
  • 弊穴
  • 復穴／复穴
  • 戶穴／户穴
  • 掘穴
  • 掃穴／扫穴
  • 掃穴犁庭／扫穴犁庭
  • 探虎穴
  • 曲穴
  • 正穴
  • 武穴 (Wǔxué)
  • 汝穴風／汝穴风
  • 泉穴
  • 洞穴 (dòngxué)
  • 滋穴
  • 潛穴／潜穴
  • 瀽穴
  • 焚巢搗穴／焚巢捣穴
  • 焚巢盪穴／焚巢荡穴
  • 熏穴
  • 爵穴
  • 犁庭掃穴／犁庭扫穴 (lítíngsǎoxué)
  • 狐穴
  • 狡兔三穴
  • 狡穴
  • 猿穴壞山／猿穴坏山
  • 獸穴／兽穴 (shòuxué)
  • 玉枕穴
  • 瓊廚金穴／琼厨金穴
  • 癸穴庚渦／癸穴庚涡
  • 白蟻爭穴／白蚁争穴
  • 百穴珠
  • 盜穴／盗穴
  • 石穴
  • 礦穴／矿穴
  • 祔穴
  • 禁穴
  • 禹穴
  • 穢穴／秽穴
  • 穴乳
  • 穴井
  • 穴人
  • 穴位 (xuéwèi)
  • 穴匈
  • 穴土
  • 穴地
  • 穴垣
  • 穴埳
  • 穴壁
  • 穴子
  • 穴宅
  • 穴室樞戶／穴室枢户
  • 穴寶蓋兒／穴宝盖儿
  • 穴居 (xuéjū)
  • 穴居野處／穴居野处
  • 穴岫
  • 穴巢
  • 穴師／穴师
  • 穴施
  • 穴流
  • 穴灶
  • 穴牆／穴墙
  • 穴牖
  • 穴矛
  • 穴窅
  • 穴窗
  • 穴竄／穴窜
  • 穴竅／穴窍
  • 穴管
  • 穴紙／穴纸
  • 穴群
  • 穴胃
  • 穴胸
  • 穴藏
  • 穴處／穴处
  • 穴處之徒／穴处之徒
  • 穴處知雨／穴处知雨
  • 穴蜜
  • 穴蟻／穴蚁
  • 穴見／穴见
  • 穴見小儒／穴见小儒
  • 穴託／穴托
  • 穴診儀／穴诊仪
  • 穴踵
  • 穴道
  • 穴野
  • 穴門／穴门
  • 穴隙
  • 穴頭／穴头
  • 穴骼
  • 穴鼻
  • 空穴 (kǒngxué)
  • 空穴來風／空穴来风 (kōngxuéláifēng)
  • 穿穴
  • 穿穴踰牆／穿穴逾墙
  • 窖穴
  • 窠穴
  • 窟穴
  • 竅穴／窍穴
  • 管穴
  • 結穴／结穴
  • 經穴／经穴
  • 罅穴
  • 群居穴處／群居穴处
  • 耳穴 (ěrxué)
  • 背穴
  • 腧穴 (shùxué)
  • 臨穴／临穴
  • 薰穴求君
  • 虎穴 (hǔxué)
  • 虎穴得子
  • 虎穴龍潭／虎穴龙潭
  • 蛟穴
  • 蜂房蟻穴／蜂房蚁穴
  • 蜂窠蟻穴／蜂窠蚁穴
  • 蟻穴／蚁穴 (yǐxué)
  • 蟻穴壞堤／蚁穴坏堤
  • 蟻穴潰堤／蚁穴溃堤
  • 蟻穴自封／蚁穴自封
  • 補垣塞穴／补垣塞穴
  • 複穴／复穴
  • 貫穴／贯穴
  • 貴穴／贵穴
  • 賊穴／贼穴
  • 走穴 (zǒuxué)
  • 踰牆鑽穴／逾墙钻穴
  • 蹶穴
  • 迸穴
  • 迴穴／回穴
  • 通穴
  • 逵穴
  • 逾牆鑽穴／逾墙钻穴
  • 郤穴
  • 郝穴 (Hǎoxué)
  • 郭家金穴
  • 郭況穴／郭况穴
  • 郭穴
  • 鄧穴／邓穴
  • 酉穴
  • 金穴
  • 針穴／针穴
  • 銅山金穴／铜山金穴
  • 銅穴／铜穴
  • 鑽穴／钻穴
  • 鑿穴／凿穴
  • 鑽穴踰垣／钻穴逾垣
  • 鑽穴踰墻／钻穴逾墙
  • 鑽穴踰牆／钻穴逾墙
  • 鑽穴踰隙／钻穴逾隙
  • 阿是穴 (āshìxué)
  • 陰穴／阴穴
  • 陶穴
  • 隙穴
  • 隙穴之窺／隙穴之窥
  • 雲穴／云穴
  • 需沙出穴
  • 鞏穴／巩穴
  • 風穴／风穴 (fēngxué)
  • 鬥穴／斗穴
  • 鮒蟄之穴／鲋蛰之穴
  • 鳥鼠同穴／鸟鼠同穴
  • 鳳穴／凤穴
  • 點穴／点穴 (diǎnxué)
  • 黽穴鴝巢／黾穴鸲巢
  • 鼠穴
  • 鼷穴
  • 龍潭虎穴／龙潭虎穴
  • 龍穴／龙穴

References

Japanese
Shinjitai 穴
Kyūjitai
[1][2][3]
穴󠄁
穴+&#xE0101;?
(Adobe-Japan1)
穴󠄄
穴+&#xE0104;?
(Hanyo-Denshi)
(Moji_Joho)
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Kanji
穴

(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)

  1. hole, opening

Readings

Compounds
Compounds

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
穴
あな
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
孔

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *ana.

First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[4]

Pronunciation

Noun

穴(あな) • (ana) 

  1. hole
    靴(くつ)下(した)に穴(あな)が開(あ)いた。
    Kutsushita ni ana ga aita.
    My socks got a hole in them.
    (literally, “A hole opened up in my socks.”)
  2. opening, aperture
    Synonym: 口 (kuchi)
  3. pit
    Synonym: 坑 (kō)
  4. cave, cavern
    Synonym: 洞 (hora)
  5. lair, den, burrow
    Synonym: 岩屋 (iwaya)
  6. loss, deficit
    Synonym: 損失 (sonshitsu)
  7. flaw, defect
    Synonym: 欠点 (ketten)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
穴
けつ
Grade: 6
kan’on
For pronunciation and definitions of 穴 – see the following entry.
【けつ】
[noun] (informal) ass; arse; buttocks
[noun] (informal) last or hindermost part
[noun] (informal) gay sex, sex between two men
Alternative spelling
尻
(This term, 穴, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.)

References
  1. 白川静 (Shirakawa Shizuka) (2014) “穴”, in 字通 (Jitsū)‎ (in Japanese), popular edition, Tōkyō: Heibonsha, →ISBN
  2. Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 1582 (paper), page 843 (digital)
  3. Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Ōsaka: Shōundō, →DOI, page 905 (paper), page 465 (digital)
  4. “穴・孔”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  5. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

穴 (eumhun 구멍 혈 (gumeong hyeol))

  1. (구멍 혈, gumeong-): hole, hollow
  2. (구덩이 혈, gudeong'i-): pit, ditch
  3. (굴 혈, gul-): cave, cavern, cavity; den, burrow, sett
  4. (움 혈, um-): dugout

Synonyms

Compounds

Vietnamese

Han character

穴: Hán Nôm readings: huyệt

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