懂中文 Dong Chinese

窖

jiào

pit

Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 告 represents the sound.

Components
穴 meaning component

穴  Meaning component

xué

  

cave

告 sound component

告  Sound component

gào

  

tell

Evolution

窖 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
窖 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
窖 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

窖  

jiào

pit, cellar; cellar

Most common words with 窖
Freq.
Word
Meaning

地窖

cellar

窖

cellar

酒窖

wine cellar

冰窖

icehouse