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