狭 xiá
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 夹 to support
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
狭隘
xiá'ài
narrow; narrow-minded
Characters in this word
隘 ài
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 益 to profit, to benefit
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 如果讨论只停留在地域利益上，公共政策的视野就会显得过于狭隘。 Rúguǒ tǎolùn zhǐ tíngliú zài dìyù lìyì shàng, gōnggòng zhèngcè de shìyě jiù huì xiǎnde guòyú xiá'ài. If the discussion remains confined to regional interests, the vision behind public policy will seem overly narrow.
- 心胸狭隘的人很难听取别人的意见。 Xīnxiōng xiá'ài de rén hěn nán tīngqǔ biérén de yìjiàn. A narrow-minded person finds it hard to listen to other people's opinions.
- 他看问题太狭隘，只考虑自己的利益。 Tā kàn wèntí tài xiá'ài, zhǐ kǎolǜ zìjǐ de lìyì. He looks at issues too narrowly, considering only his own interests.
Related words
- 狭小 xiáxiǎo narrow and small; cramped
- 狭义 xiáyì narrow sense
- 狭窄 xiázhǎi narrow; limited
- 嚣张 xiāozhāng arrogant; aggressive; overbearing
- 无情 wúqíng ruthless; heartless; merciless
- 小人 xiǎorén petty person; mean person; villain
- 无理 wúlǐ unreasonable; irrational
- 邪 xié evil; irregular; heretical
- 无耻 wúchǐ shameless; disgraceful
- 邪恶 xié'è evil; wicked
- 随心所欲 suíxīnsuǒyù to do as one pleases
- 凶 xiōng fierce; ominous; violent