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
狭窄
xiázhǎi
narrow; limited
Characters in this word
窄 zhǎi
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 穴 — cave, den, hole
- Made of
- 穴 cave, den, hole 乍 first time, for the first time, suddenly
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 老城的道路过于狭窄，消防车通行存在明显隐患。 Lǎochéng de dàolù guòyú xiázhǎi, xiāofángchē tōngxíng cúnzài míngxiǎn yǐnhuàn. The roads in the old city are too narrow, creating obvious risks for fire engine access.
- 山间的石阶十分狭窄，两人相遇都得侧身让路。 Shān jiān de shíjiē shífēn xiázhǎi, liǎng rén xiāngyù dōu děi cèshēn rànglù. The stone steps in the mountains are very narrow; when two people meet, both have to turn sideways to let the other pass.
- 他的知识面比较狭窄，需要多读不同领域的书。 Tā de zhīshi miàn bǐjiào xiázhǎi, xūyào duō dú bùtóng lǐngyù de shū. His range of knowledge is rather narrow; he needs to read books from different fields.
Related words
- 狭隘 xiá'ài narrow; narrow-minded
- 狭小 xiáxiǎo narrow and small; cramped
- 狭义 xiáyì narrow sense
- 鸦雀无声 yāquèwúshēng utterly silent; not a sound to be heard
- 微弱 wēiruò weak; faint
- 喧闹 xuānnào noisy; bustling; to make noise
- 相近 xiāngjìn close; similar
- 小菜一碟 xiǎocàiyìdié a piece of cake; an easy task
- 中性 zhōngxìng neutral; neuter
- 双重 shuāngchóng dual; double
- 无能 wúnéng incompetent; incapable
- 永久 yǒngjiǔ permanent; everlasting