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Character Decomposition
窑=穴+缶
Etymology
An oven 穴 where pots 缶 are fired; 缶 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
kiln
oven
coal pit
cave dwelling
(coll.) brothel
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Words with 窑 62 total
earthen kiln · loess cave土窑tǔ yáoyaodong (a kind of cave dwelling in the Loess Plateau in northwest China) · CL:孔 kǒng窑洞yáo dòng(dialect) prostitute窑姐yáo jiě(old) low-grade brothel窑子yáo zibrick kiln砖窑zhuān yáo(Yuan dynasty) porcelain kilns (under imperial administration)窑场yáo cháng(slang) prison苦窑kǔ yáobrick kiln砖窑场zhuān yáo chǎngerhua variant of yáo jiě窑姐儿yáo jiě r(slang) to be behind bars蹲苦窑dūn kǔ yáolit. black brick kiln · factories that acquired notoriety in 2007 for slave labor黑砖窑hēi zhuān yáo
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