窍门
Old HSK 6
窍门 (qiàomén) · knack
窍门 (qiàomén) means “knack; trick; know-how”. It is written with 2 characters: 窍 (hole) + 门 (door). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 窍门 is built
The characters
窍 qiào · hole
What 窍 is made of
- 穴xué — cave
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 八bā — eight
- 宀 — roof
- 巧qiǎo — skillful
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丂kǎo — obstruction of breath (qi)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 工gōng — labor
门 mén · door
What 门 is made of
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: An open doorway or gate (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
学习汉字有很多窍门。Xuéxí hànzì yǒu hěnduō qiàomén.There are many tricks to learning Chinese characters.
你有什么省钱的窍门吗？Nǐ yǒu shénme shěngqián de qiàomén ma?Do you have any money-saving tips?
Questions about 窍门
What does 窍门 mean?
窍门 (qiàomén) means “knack; trick; know-how”.
How do you pronounce 窍门?
窍门 is pronounced qiàomén.
Which HSK level is 窍门?
窍门 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 门口ménkǒudoorway
- 门票ménpiàoadmission ticket
- 出门chūménto go out
- 大门dàménmain gate
- 部门bùméndepartment
- 专门zhuānménespecially
- 上门shàngménto visit sb's home
- 热门rèménpopular
- 门méndoor
Learn 窍门 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 146: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.