Memory phrase for the character: 狭

狭

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Meaning

narrow, narrow-minded, tight

Pronunciation

xiá

Explanation

 Left: wild animal 犭 (dog on the hind legs), right: squeezed in 夹 (A husband 夫 between persons 丷 (=人) is squeezed. cf. traditional form 狹)

Mnemonic
 
The animal is squeezed in because it is too narrow.

Radicals

犭 wild animalShows in particular a wild dog on its hind legs.
夹 squeeze in




 Vocabulary

狭窄 xiá zhǎi  narrow
狭隘 xiá ài  narrow; tight; narrow minded; lacking in experience
狭小 xiá xiǎo  narrow
狭小 xiá xiǎo  

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