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Abstract →Qualities
xiá
キョウ、コウ
せま.い、せば.める、せば.まる、さ
협
Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 夾 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (狹)
犭 dog (side)+ 夾 press from both sides =
狹 narrow
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog (side)
dog
犭 is a component form of 犬.
夾 Phonetic component
press from both sides
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Simplified (狭)
犭 dog (side)+ 夹 be wedged or =
狭 narrow
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog (side)
dog
犭 is a component form of 犬.
夹 Phonetic component
jiá be wedged or
variant of 夾|夹[jiá]
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Notes
Similar Characters
犯 criminal犰 armadillo犴 a wild dog犷 rude (simp)犸 mammoth (simp)犹 similar (simp)狁 a tribe of狂 crazy狃 to covet狄 tribe from northern china狈 animal (simp)狉 fox-cub狍 species狎 be familiar with狐 fox狒 baboon狗 dog狙 an ape狞 ferocious appearance (simp)狠 ruthless
Historical Evolution
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
狹
Regular
Modern
Chinese
狭 / 狹 [xiá]
narrow; narrow-minded
Japanese
狭 、 小 さ 同音
prefix narrow; thin
狭 せ 同音
noun narrowness; being cramped; being almost full (usu. as 〜も狭に)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
狹 ひわたり
Hiwatari unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (19)
狭窄 [xiá​zhǎi] #15,030
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狭小 [xiá​xiǎo] #18,189
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狭隘 [xiá​'ài] #18,492
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狭长 [xiá​cháng] #44,205
long and narrow
狭义 [xiá​yì] #22,090
narrow sense
狭路相逢 [xiá​lù​xiāng​féng] #40,733
lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom)
偏狭 [piān​xiá] #39,586
prejudiced
窄狭 [zhǎi​xiá] #62,491
see 狹窄|狭窄[xiá​zhǎi]
褊狭 [biǎn​xiá] #65,264
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二尖瓣狭窄 [èr​jiān​bàn​xiá​zhǎi]
mitral stenosis (physiology)
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