穴

xué = xu + e2

cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4]

穴 = 八 + 宀 : Xu Xian presents his newest piece of art: Cave paintings painted on a gigantic eight-ball. Somehow he managed to set it up inside the elevators entrance. For his great artistic achievement, he gained a honorary doctor, and proudly wears his hard earned graduation cap.

穴 character breakdown

穴
- 八
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 宀
  - 丶
  - 冖

宀

mián = mi + an2

"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]

宀 = 丶 + 冖 : Mnemonic symbol: the strokes of this character look like a graduation cap (宀).

Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to cook in the anthill's kitchen (an2) but she's afraid of the ants. That's why she builds a bunker: she uses a saucepan lid (冖) as the base, constructs pillars out of petals (丶) and uses a graduation cap (宀) as the roof.

八

ba̅ = b + a1

eight; 8

八 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: an eight-ball.

Beelzebub (b-) wants to find new ways to lure people into playing pool billiard. To this end he is meditating on top of an eight-ball (八) in front of the Ashram (a1). He uses a finger (㇏) and a banana (丿) as incense to create the right atmosphere.

Characters with 穴 as component

窄

zhǎi = zh + ai3

narrow / narrow-minded / badly off

窄 = 乍 + 穴 : Mnemonic symbol: a narrow slit of some kind. James II of England (zh) is painting cave paintings (穴) on the walls of the airplane's living room (ai3). He is using a special technique: he pushes the hair of his Mohawk haircut (乍) through a narrow slit (窄) so that when he applies the paint to his hair (to use it as a brush) he doesn't accidentally paint his face.

窒

zhì = zh + Ø4

to obstruct / to stop up

窒 = 穴 + 至 : James II of England (zh) has been waiting for his baggage to arrive on the conveyor belt (至) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) for ages. He's got a hunch that the conveyor is obstructed (窒) because it's so old that it has cave paintings (穴) on it.

窥

窺

kui̅ = ku + ei1

to peep / to pry into

窥 = 穴 + 规 : Following his compass (规) looking for cave paintings (穴), Karl Koala (ku) arrived at the front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1). He peeks (窥) at every small scratch of the stainless steel base without ever realizing at what magnificent building he has arrived.

窥

闚

kui̅ = ku + ei1

variant of 窺|窥[kui1]

帘

lián = li + an2

flag used as a shop sign / variant of 簾|帘[lian2]

帘 = 巾 + 穴 : Li Qingzhao (li) is creating a new flag to be used by the anthill as a shop sign (帘). She's painting very beautiful cave paintings (穴) on a towel (巾) just inside the anthill's kitchen (an2). The owner is skeptic about his anthill being a cave or not, but he likes the flag anyway.

帘

簾

lián = li + an2

hanging screen or curtain

窿

lóng = lu + (e)ng2

cavity / hole

窍

竅

qiào = qi + ao4

hole / opening / orifice (of the human body) / (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem)

窟

ku̅ = ku + Ø1

cave / hole

穿

chua̅n = chu + an1

to wear / to put on / to dress / to bore through / to pierce / to perforate / to penetrate / to pass through / to thread

穿 = 牙 + 穴 : In front of the anthill, Chantal Chicken set up a huge wisdom tooth. She is piercing and drilling a lot of holes into it, which in turns she paints with cave paintings. All of it is part of her current art performance.

窘

jiǒng = ju + (e)ng3

distressed / embarrassed

窑

窯

yáo = y + ao2

kiln / oven / coal pit / cave dwelling / (coll.) brothel

窑

窰

yáo = y + ao2

variant of 窯|窑[yao2]

窝

窩

wo̅ = w + o1

nest / pit or hollow on the human body / lair / den / place / to harbor or shelter / to hold in check / to bend / classifier for litters and broods

窝 = 呙 + 穴 : Willy Walrus (w) set up a small den (窝) in front of the observatory (o1) and decorated it with cave paintings, (穴) but the cave paintings are all lopsided (呙).