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隙
xì
1. crack
2. crevice
3. gap or interval
4. loophole
5. discord
6. rift
Common • Top 10% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

隙
xì
crack, fissure, split; grudge
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (17)

隙缝
xìfèng
aperture
仇隙
chóuxì
feud
伺隙
sìxì
to wait for the opportunity
冰隙
bīngxì
crevasse
嫌隙
xiánxì
hostility
孔隙
kǒngxì
pore (geology)
气隙
qìxì
air vent
间隙
jiànxì
interval
乘隙
chéngxì
to seize an opportunity
空隙
kòngxì
crack
HSK 6
缝隙
fèngxì
small crack
罅隙
xiàxì
gap
腔隙
qiāngxì
lacuna
裂隙
lièxì
gap
衅隙
xìnxì
enmity
白驹过隙
báijūguòxì
a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!
观衅伺隙
guānxìnsìxì
lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom); to search out one's opponent's weak points

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,418
Word Frequency Rank
8,331 of 84,292

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