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塞
sài
1. strategic pass
2. tactical border position
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)

冰塞
bīngsāi
ice blockage
可塞
kěsài
xi or ksi (Greek letter Ξξ)
哇塞
wāsāi
exclamation used to express a feeling of amazement (slang)
塞外
sàiwài
beyond the Great Wall
塞子
sāizi
cork
塞尺
sāichǐ
gauge
塞族
Sāizú
Serb nationality
塞渊
sāiyuān
honest and far-seeing
塞满
sāimǎn
to stuff full
塞牙
sāiyá
to get food stuck between one's teeth
塞给
sāigěi
to slip sb sth
塞耳
sāiěr
earplug
塞语
Sàiyǔ
Serb language
塞车
sāichē
traffic jam
安塞
Ānsāi
Ansai county in Yan'an [[延安<Yánān>]], Shaanxi
柱塞
zhùsāi
piston
气塞
qìsāi
airlock
活塞
huósāi
piston
滞塞
zhìsāi
to obstruct
瓶塞
píngsāi
bottle cork

Alternate Entries

塞
Sāi
Serbia / Serbian / abbr. for [[塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚<Sāiěrwéiyà>]]
塞
sāi
to stop up / to squeeze in / to stuff / cork / stopper
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