窗户
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
窗户 (chuānghu) · window
窗户 (chuānghu) means “window”. It is written with 2 characters: 窗 (window) + 户 (household). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 窗户 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)
户 hù · household
What 户 is made of
- 丶 — dot
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 戶; a door swinging on its hinge (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请把窗户打开。Qǐng bǎ chuānghu dǎkāi.Please open the window.
窗户外面有一棵大树。Chuānghu wàimiàn yǒu yī kē dà shù.There is a big tree outside the window.
Questions about 窗户
What does 窗户 mean?
窗户 (chuānghu) means “window”.
How do you pronounce 窗户?
窗户 is pronounced chuānghu.
Which HSK level is 窗户?
窗户 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 窗台chuāngtáiwindowsill
- 窗子chuāngziwindow
- 窗帘chuāngliáncurtain (window)
- 窗chuāngwindow
- 账户zhànghùaccount (bank, online)
- 家喻户晓jiāyùhùxiǎoknown to every household
- 客户kèhùclient
- 用户yònghùuser
- 户hùhousehold
Learn 窗户 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.