PIT    坑坑

CAVITY IN the EARTH.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for a fairly large hole in the ground is kēng 坑. 2. Kū 窟 refers to an artificial cavity large enough to serve as a habitat for humans. 3. Jiào 窖／窌 refers to a pit usually designed for storage of grain. 4. Jǐng 阱 is a hole in the ground -typically like a well- designed as a trap. 5. Kǎn 坎／埳 is any hole in the ground designed as a trap. NB:. Huò 壑 refers to a large abyss or crevice and is marginal to this group because it is not man-made.
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 GEOGRAPHY 2. 坑，大而深的窪地，即大坑。 坎，小坑。 阱，防禦或捕捉野獸的陷坑，深而且陡，不另設機關 。陷，設有機關的捕獸或擒敵的坑穴。 壑，水坑。
Modern Chinese Criteria
坑 地道 坑道 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
See also
  • STOREHOUSEBUILDING USED FOR KEEPING USEFUL THINGS.
Hypernym
  • CAVITY　A DEEP HOLE IN a SURFACE. (anc: 8/0, child: 2)
  • HOLE　EMPTY SPACE in a SURFACE. (anc: 7/0, child: 7)
  • SPACE　What ALL THINGS BE-IN:are-in. (anc: 6/0, child: 3)
  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 859

    窖，窌

    • Words (13 items)

    坑  kēng OC: khraaŋ MC: khɣaŋ 8 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 坎/PIT Kǎn 坎／埳 is any hole in the ground designed as a trap.

      Syntactic words
    • ndeep hole in the ground, deep puddle; cave; cavern
    窟  kū OC: khluud MC: khuot 5 Attributions

    Kū 窟 refers to an artificial cavity large enough to serve as a habitat for humans.

      Syntactic words
    • ncave (often for human or animal habitation); subterranean room; occasionally in derived sense: find a cave in
    營窟  yíng kū OC: ɢʷleŋ khluud MC: jiɛŋ khuot 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPcaves as temporary dwellings
    阬  kēng OC: khraaŋ MC: khɣaŋ 1 Attribution

    The current general word for a fairly large hole in the ground is kēng 坑.

      Syntactic words
    • nhole; pit
    坎  kǎn OC: khoomʔ MC: khəm 1 Attribution

    Kǎn 坎／埳 is any hole in the ground designed as a trap.

      Syntactic words
    • npit
    坳  ào OC: qriiw MC: ʔɣɛu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nhollow; cavity; hole in the ground; depression in the surface
    • nadNwith cavities in the floorCH
    埳  kǎn OC: khloomʔ MC: khəm 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • npit; a man-made pit used as trap
    阱  jǐng OC: sɡeŋʔ MC: dziɛŋ 0 Attributions

    Jǐng 阱 is a hole in the ground -typically like a well- designed as a trap.

      Syntactic words
    • npit, hole in the ground, dungeon
    窌  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 Attributions

    Jiào 窖／窌 refers to a pit usually designed for storage of grain.

      Syntactic words
    • ncave
    窖  jiào OC: kruuɡs MC: kɣɛu 0 Attributions

    Jiào 窖／窌 refers to a pit usually designed for storage of grain.

      Syntactic words
    • ncave for storing things
    窞  dàn OC: ɡ-loomʔ MC: dəm 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nrecess at the bottom of a pit
    竁  cuì OC: tshods MC: tshiɛi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nhole; cave; pit (ZHOULI)
    竇  dòu OC: ɡ-looɡs MC: du 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nLIJI: hole; pit; tunnel