囱
2 readings · tap one to hear it
(bound form) chimney
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 囗 +4
- Structure
- Enclosure 包围
- Traditional
- 囪
- Common rank
- #4,507
- Unicode
- U+56F1
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 囱 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A fire 夂 burning and giving off smoke
Components 囗 夂
Words with 囱
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 深海烟囱 | see 海底熱泉|海底热泉[hai3 di3 re4 quan2] | |
| 烟囱 | chimney; smokestack; stovepipe |
Sound family
These characters use 囱 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 囱 sound part | chimney | |
| 窗 | window |