懂中文 Dong Chinese

窠

kē

nest

Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 果 represents the sound.

Components
穴 meaning component

穴  Meaning component

xué

  

cave

果 sound component

果  Sound component

guǒ

  

fruit

Evolution

窠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
窠 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
窠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

窠  

kē

nest; hole, indention; den

Most common words with 窠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

窠

nest

窠臼

rut

不落窠臼

not follow the beaten track