穴 xué — cave; hole; den

Related words

• 洞穴 dòng xué cave
• 太阳穴 tài yáng xué temple (on the sides of human head)
• 巢穴 cháo xué nest; lair
• 墓穴 mù xué a grave chamber; a tomb
• 穴位 xué wèi acupuncture point
• 走穴 zǒu xué (of itinerant entertainers) to tour, playing in many venues
• 虎穴 hǔ xué a tiger's den; a perilous lair; a dangerous place
• 空穴来风 kōng xué lái fēng where there's a cave there's wind; (orig.) there's no smoke without fire; (now.)
• 穴居 xué jū to live in a cave
• 点穴 diǎn xué to hit a pressure point (martial arts)
• 龙潭虎穴 lóng tán hǔ xué the dragon's pool and the tiger's den — a perilous place
• 穴道 xué dào acupuncture point
• 穴播 xué bō to sow in holes (dibbling)
• 经穴 jīng xué acupoints along the meridians; meridian points
• 穴居野处 xué jū yě chǔ to live in caves and dwell in the wild; the primitive way of life
• 穴头 xué tóu a promoter of off-the-record, informal performances
• 孔穴 kǒng xué a cave; a hole
• 圹穴 kuàng xué a grave pit
• 腧穴 shù xué acupoints