穴 九 Grad Student

tàn

spy [n]
扌 + 罙shēn
hand + hole in the bottom of the sea

You use your hands to spy out the hole in the bottom of the sea.

miscellaneous
九 + 朩
nine + pole

nine poles of misc. lengths

yán

grind away [v.]
石 + 开
stone + open

use stone to grind away and open what you are researching

chuāng

window
穴 + 囱cōng
hole + GPS

a window is a hole in your house, put GPS by the window for best reception

hollow [n.]
穴 + 呙guō
hole + esophagus

a hollow is a hole, the esophagus is a hole (picture something making a nest in there)

jiū

research [v.]
穴 + 九jiǔ
hole + nine

There's a hole in the research: why do the results only come back nine out of ten times?

shēn

*hole in the bottom of the sea
㓁 + 木
patched hole + tree/wood

There’s a log in the hole in the bottom of the sea…

guǐ

rails
车 + 九
vehicle + nine

shēn

deep
氵 + 罙shēn
water + hole in the bottom of the sea

in deep water where there is a hole in the bottom of the sea

rǎn

dye [v.]
氵 + 九 + 木
water + nine + tree

chestnut colored hair dye, #9

*patched hole
穴 - 丶
hole - drop

drops can't get through the roof once it has been patched

rising sun
九 + 日
nine + sun

After Hou Yi had shot the nine other suns, the remaining sun could still rise without scorching the earth.

kōng

empty [adj.]
穴 + 工gōng
hole + I-beam

empty building lot with a deep hole, use an I-beam as a warning

wán

pill
九 + 丶
nine + drop

pharmacist counting pills ...8, 9, drop into the bottle

xué

hole
宀 + 八
house + animal legs

animal legs hanging through a hole in the roof

as a component: “穴宝盖”

穿

chuān

pass through
穴 + 牙
hole + tooth

"If the dentist isn't careful, he may get a hole in his finger from your tooth passing through it if you decide to bite down hard!" (Dangerous Dentist)

abruptly
穴 + 犬
hole + small dog

a Pekingese appeared abruptly out of a hole

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