Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 益 represents the sound.
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檃 阢 阮 ancient musical instrument:祁 numerous邨 hamlet-village郤 opening陀 steep bank陟 scale隙 rift邓 Deng (surname) (simp)邗 an ancient place邘 state in Henan province (iii)邙 henan邛 distress邝 Kuang (surname) (simp)邠 county邡 name of a (90a1)邢 Xing (surname)邬 various place names (simp)邯 city in Hebei province
Historical Evolution
隘
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
隘
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
隘
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
隘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
隘 [ài]
pass; defile; narrow; confined; in distress
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (10)
狭隘 [xiá'ài] #18,492
narrow
狭隘 [xiá'ài] #18,492
narrow
隘口 [àikǒu] #38,716
narrow mountain pass
关隘 [guān'ài] #44,365
mountain pass
关隘 [guān'ài] #44,365
mountain pass
要隘 [yào'ài] #57,978
strategic pass
隘路 [àilù] #66,669
defile
隘谷 [àigǔ] #72,689
ravine
心胸狭隘 [xīnxiōngxiá'ài]
narrow
心胸狭隘 [xīnxiōngxiá'ài]
narrow
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
KOREAN WORDS (1)