窗 (chuāng)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 囱 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“囱，在牆曰牖，在屋曰囱。象形。窗，或从穴，，古文。”

Components

• 穴 (meaning) — A window is a "hole" in the wall.
• 囱 (sound, meaning) — Pictograph of a window with crossbars.