chuāng hu
window
我打开窗户，让新鲜空气进来。
wǒ dǎkāi chuānghu, ràng xīnxiān kōngqì jìnlái.
I opened the window to let in some fresh air.
窗户外面有一棵大树。
chuānghu wàimiàn yǒuyīkē dàshù.
There is a big tree outside the window.
我坐在窗户旁边，欣赏外面的风景。
wǒ zuòzài chuānghu pángbiān, xīnshǎng wàimiàn de fēngjǐng.
I sat by the window, enjoying the view outside.
窗口 (chuāng kǒu)
window
窗户 (chuāng hù)
window
门 (mén)
door
墙 (qiáng)
wall
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The Chinese word for "window", 窗户 (chuānghu), is a compound of two characters: 窗 (chuāng) and 户 (hù). The character 窗 originally meant "a hole in a wall to let in light and air", and is composed of the radical 户 (hù, "door") and the phonetic component 窗 (chuāng). The character 户 originally meant "a door", and is composed of the radical 户 (hù, "door") and the phonetic component 户 (hù). The combination of these two characters creates the word 窗户 (chuānghu), which means "window".
