懂中文 Dong Chinese

囪

cōng, chuāng

chimney

Derived from the top component of 悤. Depicts a line piercing an object. The meaning later shifted to "window" (now written 窗) and "chimney".

Evolution

囪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
囪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
囪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
囪 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

囱 (囪) 

cōng

chimney, funnel; chimney

囱 (囪) 

chuāng

variant of 窗[chuāng]

Most common words with 囪
Freq.
Word
Meaning

烟囱

chimney

囱

chimney