窟窿 (kūlong) — hole; loophole; deficit

Characters in this word

Strokes: 13
Radical: 穴 — cave, den, hole
Made of: 穴 cave, den, hole 屈 to bend, to flex
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 16
Radical: 穴 — cave, den, hole
Made of: 穴 cave, den, hole 隆 prosperous, plentiful, abundant
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

暴雨过后，老屋屋顶又裂开一个窟窿，雨水顺着梁柱往下淌。 Bàoyǔ guò hòu, lǎowū wūdǐng yòu lièkāi yí ge kūlong, yǔshuǐ shùn zhe liángzhù wǎng xià tǎng. After the downpour, another hole opened in the roof of the old house, and rainwater ran down along the beams and pillars.
旧袜子穿了很久，脚趾那里破了个窟窿。 Jiù wàzi chuān le hěn jiǔ, jiǎozhǐ nàli pò le ge kūlong. The old sock has been worn for a long time and a hole has worn through at the toe.
他乱花钱，家里的账上出现了一个大窟窿。 Tā luàn huā qián, jiā li de zhàng shang chūxiàn le yí ge dà kūlong. He spent money carelessly and a big hole appeared in the household accounts.