窿 (lóng): hole

窿 (lóng) is a Chinese character meaning “hole.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 穴 (semantic) and 隆 (phonetic). It ranks #2970 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 窿 hole. Its radical form 穴 (cave) appears in many related characters such as 穿 (chuān, to wear, 穿透), 空 (kōng, empty, sky), 突 (tū, sudden).

Spoken pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 穴 cave16 strokesFrequency #2970穴 semantic隆 phonetic

Definitions

  1. hole

Etymology & Origin

窿

pictophonetichole

Decomposition: ⿱穴隆 (layout: top-bottom)

Components:穴semantic隆phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
窟窿nounkū longhole
大耳窿noundà ěr lóngloan shark
窟窿眼nounkū long yǎnsmall hole
穹窿qióng lónga dome
4
Total compounds
0
As first character
75
As last character
25
As middle character

窿 appears in 4 compound words: 0 as the first character, 75 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 窿 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

窟kū
0.567206 co-occurrences
咕gū
0.51544 co-occurrences
耳ěr
0.476218 co-occurrences
顶dǐng
0.463158 co-occurrences
桶tǒng
0.35510 co-occurrences
捐juān
0.35328 co-occurrences
圆yuán
0.34524 co-occurrences
债zhài
0.34210 co-occurrences
腿tuǐ
0.33212 co-occurrences
拱gǒng
0.32210 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

屋顶上有个窟窿，下雨的时候会漏水。

Wūdǐng shang yǒu gè kūlong, xiàyǔ de shíhou huì lòushuǐ.

There's a hole in the roof; it leaks when it rains.

少数派Aug 2026

为尽快补上这个窟窿，她找来了画师许雁真，希望凭其高超画技，将银行内的国宝名画调包。

wéi jǐn kuài bǔ shàng zhè gè kū lóng , tā zhǎo lái le huà shī xǔ yàn zhēn , xī wàng píng qí gāo chāo huà jì , jiāng yín háng nèi de guó bǎo míng huà diào bāo .

To plug this hole as quickly as possible, she enlisted the help of artist Xu Yanzhen, hoping that, with her exceptional painting skills, she could swap out the national treasures and famous paintings inside the bank.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 穴 (hole) component

空kōng究jiū窗chuāng窝wō窃qiè窄zhǎi窥kuī窍qiào窟kū窒zhì

Related Characters

穿chuān空kōng突tū究jiū穷qióng窗chuāng穴xué窃qiè窄zhǎi窍qiào

Homophones — Characters pronounced lóng

龙lóng隆lóng笼lóng拢lǒng咙lóng聋lóng垄lǒng胧lóng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 窿 (lóng) mean in Chinese?
窿 (lóng) primarily means "hole." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2970 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 窿 have?
窿 is written with 16 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 窿?
The radical associated with 窿 is 穴 (cave). This radical appears in many characters related to cave.
What are the components of 窿?
窿 is composed of: 穴 (semantic), 隆 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱穴隆 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 窿?
Common words with 窿 include: 窟窿 (kū long, "hole"); 大耳窿 (dà ěr lóng, "loan shark"); 窟窿眼 (kū long yǎn, "small hole"); 穹窿 (qióng lóng, "a dome"). There are over 4 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 窿 (lóng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation lóng: 龙 (Chinese dragon), 隆 (short for 吉隆坡, Kuala Lumpur), 笼 (enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc), 拢 (to gather together), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 窿 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 窿 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.