窝

wō

nest

pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods

cave (穴) + sound (呙) = nest, den, or hollow

穴 pictures a cave entrance — a sheltered hollow dug into the earth — which maps naturally onto nests, lairs, and body pits like armpits. 呙 mainly carries the wō sound and adds nothing to the meaning.

穴+呙→窝
呙No independent semantic role herePhonetic
穴CaveSemantic

树上有一个鸟窝,里面有三个蛋。

shù shàng yǒu yī gè niǎo wō, lǐ miàn yǒu sān gè dàn。

There is a bird's nest in the tree, with three eggs inside.

他窝着一肚子火,却不知道该怎么说。

tā wō zhe yī dù zi huǒ, què bù zhī dào gāi zěn me shuō。

He was holding in a belly full of anger, but didn't know what to say.

Words with 窝

蜂窝

fēng wō

honeycomb; beehive

窝藏

wō cáng

to harbor

窝囊

wō nang

to feel vexed

报窝

bào wō

to brood

狗窝

gǒu wō

doghouse; kennel

酒窝

jiǔ wō

dimple (on the cheek when smiling)

金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝

jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō

there's no place like home (idiom)

蜂窝组织

fēng wō zǔ zhī

(physiology) areolar tissue; cellular tissue

蜂窝网络

fēng wō wǎng luò

cellular network

鸡窝

jī wō

chicken coop

贼窝

zéi wō

thieves' lair

颊窝

jiá wō

dimple

More characters with 穴

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