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隘 ài

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隘 ài Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ài | ai4
English translation
pass
defile
narrow
confined
in distress
narrow, confined; a strategic pass

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About 隘 ài

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

隘 ài

Contains the radical

阝 yì

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

hill

Etymology of 隘 ài

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰阝益

Semantic compound

阝 yì

Phonetic compound

益 Yì

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 yì represents the meaning and 益 Yì represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 隘 ài

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这 zhè 实质 shízhì 上 shǎng 是 shì 一种 yī zhǒng 狭隘 xiáài 的 de 、因循守旧 yīn xún shǒu jiù 的 de 照顾 zhàogu 孩子 háizi 的 de 方法 fāngfǎ 。

It is essentially a narrow and conservative approach to child care.

他们 tā men 的 de 判断 pànduàn 是 shì 基于 jī yú 一种 yī zhǒng 狭隘 xiáài 的 de 世界观 shì jiè guān 。

They're making judgments based on a narrowly focused vision of the world.

狭隘 xiáài 自私 zìsī 的 de 行为 xíngwéi 最终 zuì zhōng 会自拆台 chāi tái 脚 jiǎo 。

Narrowly self-interested behaviour is ultimately self-defeating.

Words with 隘 ài

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
狭隘 xiáài narrow狹隘
隘 ài pass隘 ài
隘口 aì kǒu defile隘口 aì kǒu
关隘 guān aì mountain pass關隘
要隘 yào aì strategic pass要隘 yào aì
隘路 aì lù defile隘路 aì lù
隘谷 aì gǔ ravine隘谷 aì gǔ

隘 ài Decomposition & Compounds

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隘 ài Decomposition

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