狭隘
xiá'ài HSK7

narrow

狭 xiá narrow Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 夹 represents the sound. Simplified form of 狹.

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

夹
夹 Sound component
jiā, jiá be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

隘 ài narrow

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 益 represents the sound.

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

益
益 Sound component
yì benefit

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartʔɛHqˤ<r>[i]k-sa narrow pass
ʔɛkqˤ<r>[i]k
Zhengzhangqreːɡs
Unicodeqɛ̀i

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

狹 xiá narrow Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 夾 represents the sound.

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

夾
夾 Sound component
jiā, jiá be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthɛpN-kˤ<r>epnarrow
Zhengzhangɡreːb
Unicodehæp

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica