yáo

kiln; oven; coal pit

Character data

Radical ⽳ (116.10)
Strokes 15
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

窯 yáo
  1. 1. kiln
  2. 2. oven
  3. 3. coal pit
  4. 4. (coll.) brothel
  5. 5. cave dwelling
  6. 6. variant of yáo

Words containing 窯

Word Meaning
earthen kiln; loess cave
poor and shabby dwelling
brick kiln
brick kiln
brick kiln
(dialect) prostitute
erhua variant of yáo jiě
(old) low-grade brothel
traditional cave house in north China
(slang) prison
(slang) to be behind bars
lit. black brick kiln
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