隧
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tunnel; underground passage
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 阜 +13
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 隧
- Common rank
- #4,721
- Unicode
- U+96A7
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
tunnel · Heisig RSH #2343
pinnacle + 遂 satisfy
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 隧
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腕隧道症候群 | carpal tunnel syndrome (pain in the hands due to pressure on the median nerve); median neu… | |
| 隧道 | tunnel | |
| 隧洞 | tunnel |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 遂 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遂 sound part | to fail; to follow, to comply with | |
| 燧 | torch; flintstone; beacon, signal fire |