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穴 = 宀 + 八

穴 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cave”. It is built from 宀 (roof) and 八 (eight). It appears as a component in 103 other characters in this index.

Keyword
cave
Pinyin (Mandarin)
xué
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
cave, den, hole, дыра, логово, пещера, den, hole
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
穴 hole

Decomposition

ids

  1. 宀 roof
  2. 八 eight

Characters that contain 穴

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How to find 穴 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “roof” + “eight”. 穴 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 穴 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.