窍

竅
qiào
#3,014 most
frequent character
hole, opening, orifice (of the human body)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

窍 has 穴, a hole or cave, as the meaning part and 巧 qiǎo as the sound part. It first meant a hole in something. Later it grew to aperture or hole, and then to the key to something.

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Homophones

HSK 6
翘qiào
to raise
撬qiào
to pry
壳qiào
(bound form) shell, Taiwan pr. [ke2]

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