懂中文 Dong Chinese

囱

cōng, chuāng

chimney

Derived from the top component of 悤. Depicts a line piercing an object. The meaning later shifted to "window" (now written 窗) and "chimney".

Evolution

囱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
囱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
囱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
囱 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
囱 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

囱 (囪) 

cōng

chimney, funnel; chimney

囱 (囪) 

chuāng

variant of 窗[chuāng]

Most common words with 囱
Freq.
Word
Meaning

烟囱

chimney

囱

chimney

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

窗

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

窗

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

悤