jiào

common

Meaning of

窖 means cellar; pit; hole for storing things; to store in a cellar; to pit; to hoard. Pronounced j i à o.

  • cellar; pit; hole for storing things
  • to store in a cellar; to pit; to hoard

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

D
ōng
t
i
 
ā
n
l
ái
le
n
óng
m
én
men
 

Winter is coming, so the farmers start cleaning the cabbage cellar.

N
à
g
e
d
ì
ji
ào
l
ǐ
d
u
ǐ
 

That cellar is piled high with vegetables for the winter.

Zh
è
l
ǐ
de
p
ú
t
áo
ji
ǔ
 

The wine cellar here has a long history.

T
ā
z
ài
h
òu
yu
àn
w
ā
le
y
ī
 

He dug a deep pit in the backyard to use as a flower cellar.

B
ái
sh
ǔ
d
ōu
y
ī
 
j
īng
r
ù
le
ji
ào
b
 

The sweet potatoes have all been put into the cellar, so don't worry about them freezing.

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