洞 dòng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 同 same, similar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
洞穴
dòngxué
cave; cavern
Characters in this word
穴 xué
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 穴 — cave, den, hole
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 考古队在洞穴深处发现了保存完整的壁画。 Kǎogǔduì zài dòngxué shēnchù fāxiàn le bǎocún wánzhěng de bìhuà. The archaeological team discovered well-preserved murals deep inside the cave.
- 蝙蝠白天躲在黑暗的洞穴里睡觉。 Biānfú báitiān duǒ zài hēi'àn de dòngxué lǐ shuìjiào. Bats hide in dark caves to sleep during the day.
- 下雨时，几个游客跑进洞穴里躲雨。 Xià yǔ shí, jǐ ge yóukè pǎo jìn dòngxué lǐ duǒ yǔ. When it rained, several tourists ran into the cave to shelter.