jiào
窌
cellar; underground storehouse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
cellar; underground storehouse
archaicA classic or literary term for an underground room used to store goods. It is not commonly used in modern spoken Chinese, where '地窖' is preferred.
Gǔ古
dài代
fù富
jiā家
cháng常
yǐ以
jiào窌
chǔ储
liáng粮
。
Wealthy families in ancient times often used cellars to store grain.
《
Zhōu周
lǐ礼
》
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
jué掘
dì地
wéi为
jiào窌
de的
fāng方
fǎ法
。
The 'Rites of Zhou' records the method of digging a cellar.