九竅 jiǔ qiào

the nine openings of the body

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. nine orifices of the human body (eyes, nostrils, ears, mouth, urethra, anus)

Characters

Character Meaning
九 jiǔ HSK 1
nine; 9
竅 qiào
hole; opening; (fig.) key (to the solution of a problem)