穹 (qióng): vault, dome
穹 (qióng) is a Chinese character meaning “vault.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 穴 (cave). It ranks #4246 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- vault
- dome
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苍穹 | cāng qióng | the blue dome of heaven |
| 穹形 | qióng xíng | arched |
| 穹顶 | qióng dǐng | dome |
| 穹庐 | qióng lú | yurt (round tent) |
| 穹隆 | qióng lóng | domed structure |
| 穹苍 | qióng cāng | the sky |
| 穹肋 | qióng lèi | a rib of an arch |
| 穹丘 | qióng qiū | dome |
| 熔岩穹丘 | róng yán qióng qiū | magma dome |
| 穹窿 | qióng lóng | a dome |
穹 appears in 10 compound words: 80 as the first character, 10 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
穹字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。
qióng zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
Although the character "穹" is difficult to write, its meaning is quite interesting.
崩坏星穹铁道:不死途玩法机制、数值计算与养成分析
bēng huài xīng qióng tiě dào : bù sǐ tú wán fǎ jī zhì , shǔ zhí jì suàn yǔ yǎng chéng fēn xī
伊朗飞弹穿透以色列防空网 铁穹系统可靠性引发质疑
yī lǎng fēi dàn chuān tòu yǐ sè liè fáng kōng wǎng tiě qióng xì tǒng kě kào xìng yǐn fā zhì yí
...duril,共筑特朗普1850亿美元“金穹顶”软件防线
. . . d u r i l , gòng zhù tè lǎng pǔ 1 8 5 0 yì měi yuán jīn qióng dǐng ruǎn jiàn fáng xiàn
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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