Depicts two hands (廾) stuffing various objects (工) into an enclosed space (宀). The 土 (earth) component was added later.
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Historical Evolution
塞
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
塞
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
塞
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
塞
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
塞
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
塞
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
塞
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
塞
Regular
Modern
Chinese
塞 [Sāi]
Serbia; Serbian; abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sāi'ěrwéiyà]
塞 [sāi]
to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper
塞 [sài]
strategic pass; tactical border position
塞 [sè]
to stop up; to stuff; to cope with
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (200)
堵塞 [dǔsè] #10,084
to clog up
活塞 [huósāi] #15,188
piston
巴塞罗那 [Bāsàiluónà] #17,247
Barcelona
巴塞罗那 [Bāsàiluónà] #17,247
Barcelona
阻塞 [zǔsè] #13,536
to block
要塞 [yàosài] #9,531
stronghold
栓塞 [shuānsè] #21,219
thrombosis
塞尔维亚 [Sāi'ěrwéiyà] #17,566
Serbia
塞尔维亚 [Sāi'ěrwéiyà] #17,566
Serbia
埃塞俄比亚 [Aīsài'ébǐyà] #13,771
Ethiopia
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JAPANESE WORDS (77)
⭐ 塞ぐ [ふさぐ] #3,525
to stop up
要塞 [ようさい] #8,824
fort
⭐ 塞がる [ふさがる] #10,703
to be closed
耳を塞ぐ [みみをふさぐ] #12,670
to stop (plug) one's ears
立ちふさがる [たちふさがる] #13,277
to stand in the way
城塞 [じょうさい] #18,004
fortress
せき止める [せきとめる] #33,982
to dam up
八方ふさがり [はっぽうふさがり] #35,676
being boxed in on all sides
閉塞感 [へいそくかん] #36,013
locked up feeling
開いた口がふさがらない [あいたくちがふさがらない] #36,335
dumbfounded
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