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隘
ài
narrow, confined; a strategic pass
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阝 (hill) provides meaning, 益 provides pronunciation
HSK 6
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⿰阝益
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yì
益
to profit, to benefit; advantage
💡 Ideographic:
A container 皿 overflowing with water 水
10 strokes
HSK 5
Words Using 隘 (8)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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狭隘
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xiáài
narrow / tight / narrow minded / lacking in experience
6
xiáài
狭隘
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HSK 6
narrow / tight / narrow minded / lacking in experience
隘
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ài
pass / defile / narrow / confined / in distress
ài
隘
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pass / defile / narrow / confined / in distress
隘口
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àikǒu
narrow mountain pass / defile
àikǒu
隘口
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narrow mountain pass / defile
关隘
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guānài
mountain pass
guānài
关隘
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mountain pass
隘谷
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àigǔ
ravine / canyon / V-shaped river valley with steep sides
àigǔ
隘谷
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ravine / canyon / V-shaped river valley with steep sides
隘路
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àilù
defile / narrow passage
àilù
隘路
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defile / narrow passage
心胸狭隘
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xīnxiōngxiáài
narrow / petty-minded
xīnxiōngxiáài
心胸狭隘
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narrow / petty-minded
要隘
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yàoài
strategic pass
yàoài
要隘
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strategic pass