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隙
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rift

HSK 7
Human →Relations
xì
ゲキ、キャク、ケキ
すき、す.く、す.かす、ひま
극
A crack 日 dividing two things 小; 阝 provides the pronunciation
Components
阝 mound+ 小 small+ 日 day+ 小 small =
隙 rift
阝 Phonetic component
fù mound
place
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小 Meaning component
xiǎo small
small, tiny, insignificant
日 Meaning component
rì day
sun
小 Meaning component
xiǎo small
small, tiny, insignificant
Notes
Similar Characters
阳 yang (simp)檃 阢 阮 ancient musical instrument:祁 numerous邨 hamlet-village郤 opening陀 steep bank陟 scale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
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
隙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
隙 [xì]
crack; crevice; gap or interval; loophole; discord; rift
Japanese
隙 、 透き すき 同音

noun

  1. gap; opening; room; space
  2. break; interval; spare moment; spare time
  3. unguarded moment; carelessness; weak spot; chink in one's armor; flaw; fault
  4. chance; opportunity
隙 げき 同音

noun

  1. gap; opening; space
  2. opportunity (to take advantage of); chance
  3. discord; disagreement
隙 ひま 同音
noun obsolete gap; opening; space
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
彼はすきだらけだ。
He is utterly unguarded.
逃げるすきはなかった。
I had no chance to escape.
CHINESE WORDS (26)
间隙 [jiàn​xì] #22,707
interval
间隙 [jiàn​xì] #22,707
interval
缝隙 [fèng​xì] #16,505
small crack
缝隙 [fèng​xì] #16,505
small crack
空隙 [kòng​xì] #19,096
crack
裂隙 [liè​xì] #40,289
gap
孔隙 [kǒng​xì] #28,330
pore (geology)
罅隙 [xià​xì] #43,610
gap
嫌隙 [xián​xì] #58,450
hostility
白驹过隙 [bái​jū​guò​xì] #45,955
a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!
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JAPANESE WORDS (37)
⭐ 隙 [すき] #1,674
gap
⭐ 隙間 [すきま] #2,067
gap
隙をつく [すきをつく] #14,653
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.)
間隙 [かんげき] #24,985
gap
暇人 [ひまじん] #30,103
person with a lot of free time on their hands
手間暇 [てまひま] #30,674
time and effort
隙あり [すきあり] #30,766
chink in the armor (armour)
隙をうかがう [すきをうかがう] #35,636
to watch for an unguarded moment
隙間風 [すきまかぜ] #37,920
draft
油断も隙もない [ゆだんもすきもない] #42,470
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
간극
space; gap; crack