Character

狭

xiá HSK 7

狭 xiá HSK 7

1. narrow; not wide (opposite of "广")
2. a surname

Words using 狭 as xiá (4)

1 狭义 xiá yì — narrow sense HSK 7
- 狭 narrow, limited
- 义 meaning, sense
Example

狭义和广义的区别很重要。

xiá yì hé guǎng yì de qū bié hěn zhòng yào

The distinction between narrow sense and broad sense is very important.
2 狭小 xiá xiǎo — narrow HSK 7
- 狭 narrow, confined
- 小 small
Example

他住在一个狭小的公寓里。

tā zhù zài yí ge xiá xiǎo de gōng yù lǐ

He lives in a cramped apartment.
3 狭窄 xiá zhǎi — narrow HSK 7
- 狭 narrow, confined
- 窄 narrow, tight
Example

这条街道很狭窄。

zhè tiáo jiē dào hěn xiá zhǎi

This street is very narrow.
4 狭隘 xiá ài — narrow-minded HSK 7
- 狭 narrow (primary meaning of limited width or scope)
- 隘 confined/restricted (intensifies narrowness, adds connotation of limitation)
Example

他的想法太狭隘了。

tā de xiǎng fǎ tài xiá ài le

His thinking is too narrow-minded.

Structure & writing

狭 xiá — narrow; not wide (opposite of "广")

狭 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 犭 quǎn — dog/canine radical

犭 is a component in 24 characters

HSK 1

狗 gǒu dog 猫 māo cat (mammal with round face, short ears, large eyes, retractable claws, agile and fond of catching mice)

HSK 4

猜 cāi to guess; to figure out from clues or imagination 获 huò to capture; to seize

HSK 5

犹 yóu (lit.) just like; as if 狂 kuáng mentally deranged; insane; mad 独 dú single; alone 猪 zhū pig; hog; swine (a domesticated mammal with a large head, long snout, small eyes, big ears, short limbs, and a fat body, raised for meat, hide, and bristles) 猴 hóu monkey (mammal resembling humans, with brown or grey fur, a tail, agile movements; omnivorous; commonly called 猴子)

HSK 6

犯 fàn to violate; to conflict with 狠 hěn fierce; cruel 狮 shī lion (large carnivorous mammal) 狼 láng wolf (a carnivorous mammal resembling a dog, with a long face, erect ears, yellowish or grayish-brown fur, and a drooping tail; nocturnal and fierce)

HSK 7

狈 bèi see 〖狼狈〗、〖狼狈为奸〗狐 hú fox (a mammal with a pointed snout, triangular ears, and a bushy tail, typically reddish-yellow in colour; commonly called 狐狸) 狡 jiǎo cunning, crafty, deceitful 狭 xiá narrow; not wide (opposite of "广") 狱 yù prison; jail

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狸 li leopard cat (also called mountain cat, brownish-yellow fur with black markings) 猎 liè to hunt; to catch animals or birds 猖 chāng (lit.) rampant; ferocious; wanton and unruly 猛 měng fierce; ferocious 猩 xīng orangutan or chimpanzee; large ape with reddish-brown or black fur, long forelimbs, no tail, native to Sumatra and similar regions 猾 huá cunning, crafty, deceitful

2 夹 jiā — to clamp; to press from both sides to hold something in place

夹 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 7

侠 xiá a chivalrous person or act of helping the oppressed through personal strength 峡 xiá gorge; narrow waterway between two mountains (often used in place names) 惬 qiè contented; pleased 挟 xié to clamp under the arm 狭 xiá narrow; not wide (opposite of "广")

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颊 jiá cheek; the part of the face below the cheekbone

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