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HSK 4

窗户

window

nounneutral
窗
chuāng1st tone
户
hù4th tone

HSK level

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Pinyin
chuānghu
Part of speech
noun
Level
HSK 4
Strokes
16
Register
neutral
Measure word
扇 / 个

Stroke order for 窗户

窗户 is written with 16 strokes (窗: 12, 户: 4). The animation replays automatically.

What does 窗户 mean?

窗户 (chuānghu) is a noun meaning 'window' — the opening in a wall, and the frame and glass that fill it.

It refers to the physical window of a room or building. English speakers should note two things. First, a computer or app 'window' is not 窗户; that is 窗口 (chuāngkǒu) or the borrowed 窗口/视窗.

Second, the proper measure word is 扇 (shàn), the same one used for doors, so you say 一扇窗户 ('one window'), though casual speech accepts 个. The word is a compound of 窗 ('window opening') and 户 ('door/household'), with 户 in the neutral tone. It is a plain, high-frequency noun, neutral in register, used constantly in describing rooms, weather, and homes.

Note: Everyday spoken word for a window. The second syllable 户 is neutral tone. The more formal or written single-character form is 窗 (chuāng), used in compounds like 窗帘.

Character by character

窗chuāngwindow
+
户hùdoor; household
=
窗户

Memory hook: 窗 (window) + 户 (door/opening): the window-opening in a wall — a window.

Example sentences

太热了，请打开窗户。

Tài rè le, qǐng dǎkāi chuānghu.

It's too hot; please open the window.

spoken

外面下雨了，快把窗户关上。

Wàimiàn xiàyǔ le, kuài bǎ chuānghu guānshàng.

It's raining outside; hurry and close the window.

spoken

这个房间有两扇大窗户，光线很好。

Zhège fángjiān yǒu liǎng shàn dà chuānghu, guāngxiàn hěn hǎo.

This room has two big windows, so the light is great.

neutral

他坐在窗户旁边看书。

Tā zuò zài chuānghu pángbiān kàn shū.

He sat by the window reading.

neutral

Common phrases with 窗户

开窗户kāi chuānghuopen the window
关窗户guān chuānghuclose the window
一扇窗户yí shàn chuānghua window
擦窗户cā chuānghuwipe/clean the window

Synonyms

窗chuāng

窗 is the single-character, more written form and the base for compounds (窗帘 'curtain,' 天窗 'skylight'). In everyday speech about a room's window, 窗户 is the natural spoken choice.

Don't confuse 窗户 with

窗口chuāngkǒu

窗口 means a 'service window/counter' (like at a bank or ticket office) or a computer 'window.' 窗户 is the physical window in a wall. Don't use 窗户 for a software window.

门mén

门 is 'door,' also counted with 扇. Both are openings, but you walk through a 门 and look/air through a 窗户.

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