窗台
HSK 4 (2021)
窗台 (chuāngtái) · windowsill
窗台 (chuāngtái) means “windowsill”. It is written with 2 characters: 窗 (window) + 台 (stage). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 窗台 is built
The characters
窗 chuāng · window
What 窗 is made of
- 穴xué — cave
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 八bā — eight
- 宀 — roof
- 囱cōng — chimney
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 囗wéi — enclosure
Origin hint: 穴 gives the meaning, 囱 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
台 tái · stage
What 台 is made of
- 厶sī — private
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
窗台上放着一本书。Chuāngtái shàng fàng zhe yī běn shū.There is a book on the windowsill.
你把杯子放在窗台上了吗？Nǐ bǎ bēizi fàng zài chuāngtái shàng le ma?Did you put the cup on the windowsill?
Questions about 窗台
What does 窗台 mean?
窗台 (chuāngtái) means “windowsill”.
How do you pronounce 窗台?
窗台 is pronounced chuāngtái.
Which HSK level is 窗台?
窗台 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 窗户chuānghuwindow
- 窗子chuāngziwindow
- 窗帘chuāngliáncurtain (window)
- 窗chuāngwindow
- 电视台diànshìtáiTV station
- 电台diàntáiradio station
- 舞台wǔtáistage
- 台阶táijiēsteps
- 台上táishàngon stage
- 阳台yángtáibalcony
Learn 窗台 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.