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塞
sāi
1. to stop up
2. to squeeze in
3. to stuff
4. cork
5. stopper
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

塞
sāi
to stop up, to seal, to cork, to block; pass, frontier; fortress
HSK 6 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

塞尺
sāichǐ
gauge
耳塞
ěrsāi
earplug
塞外
sàiwài
beyond the Great Wall
塞牙
sāiyá
to get food stuck between one's teeth
关塞
guānsài
border fort, esp. defending narrow valley
塞语
Sàiyǔ
Serb language
塞子
sāizi
cork
滞塞
zhìsāi
to obstruct
塞给
sāigěi
to slip sb sth
气塞
qìsāi
airlock
活塞
huósāi
piston
塞耳
sāiěr
earplug
冰塞
bīngsāi
ice blockage
瓶塞
píngsāi
bottle cork
要塞
yàosài
stronghold
哇塞
wāsāi
exclamation used to express a feeling of amazement (slang)
塞车
sāichē
traffic jam
塞族
Sāizú
Serb nationality
塞渊
sāiyuān
honest and far-seeing
塞满
sāimǎn
to stuff full

Alternate Entries

塞
Sāi
Serbia / Serbian / abbr. for [[塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚<Sāiěrwéiyà>]]
塞
sài
strategic pass / tactical border position
塞
sè
to stop up / to stuff / to cope with

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,079
Word Frequency Rank
829 of 84,292