窗户 meaning in English

chuānghu

window

HSK 4nounTraditional 窗戶16 strokes

Meaning of 窗户

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chuānghu

window

Measure word: 個|个,扇

How to use 窗户

窗户 is the everyday word for a window in a house, car, or building. It often goes with verbs like 开 (kāi, open), 关 (guān, close), and 擦 (cā, wipe). Example: 请把窗户关上。(Qǐng bǎ chuānghu guān shang.) Please close the window.

窗 (chuāng) has the roof-like 穴 (xué, cave or hole) radical on top, so think of an opening in a wall. 户 (hù) means a door or household, so 窗户 is the opening in your home that lets light in.

Common mistake: Learners often say the second syllable with a full fourth tone, chuānghù. In standard speech 户 is neutral here: chuānghu. Also, 户 is easy to confuse with 尸 (shī) or 房 (fáng), so remember the dot on top.

窗户 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ们men能néng从cóng窗chuāng户hù看kàn到dào日rì落luò。

We could see the sunset from the window.

那nà个ge小xiǎo女nǚ孩hái打dǎ开kāi了le窗chuāng户hù。

The little girl opened the window.

这zhè个ge男nán孩hái从cóng窗chuāng户hù进jìn去qù了le。

The boy got in through the window.

请qǐng您nín把bǎ窗chuāng户hù关guān起qǐ来lái好hǎo吗ma？

Would you close the window?

她tā故gù意yì把bǎ窗chuāng户hù弄nòng坏huài了le。

She broke the window on purpose.

Stroke order for each character

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窗 chuāng · window · 12 strokes

户 hù · a household · 4 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 窗户.

窗子	chuāngzi	window
窗台	chuāngtái	windowsill; window ledge
客户	kèhù	client; customer
窗帘	chuānglián	window curtains
用户	yònghù	user; consumer
账户	zhànghù	(bank, computer etc) account
窗口	chuāngkǒu	window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window)
户外	hùwài	outdoors; (attributive) outdoor
住户	zhùhù	household; inhabitant
挨家挨户	āijiā-āihù	to go from house to house
家喻户晓	jiāyù-hùxiǎo	understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
落户	luòhù	to settle; to set up home

Questions about 窗户

What does 窗户 mean?

窗户 (chuānghu) means "window" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 窗户?

窗户 is made of 2 characters: 窗 (12 strokes), 户 (4 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 窗户 an HSK word?

Yes. 窗户 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 窗户 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 窗户 is written 窗戶.

What is the difference between 窗户 and 窗子?

Both mean window. 窗户 is the more common standard word, while 窗子 (chuāngzi) is a bit more colloquial and heard more in northern speech.

Is 窗户 used for a computer window?

Usually not. A window on a computer screen is normally called 窗口 (chuāngkǒu). 窗口 also means a service window, like at a bank counter.