竅 = 穴 + 敫

竅 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “hole”. It is built from 穴 (cave) and 敫 (ancient musical instrument).

Keyword: hole
Pinyin (Mandarin): qiào
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: hole, opening, aperture, отверстие, opening, aperture

Decomposition

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穴 cave
敫 ancient musical instrument

How to find 竅 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “cave” + “ancient musical instrument”. 竅 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 竅 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.