狹 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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xiá

narrow

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

Components

犭 Meaning component

quǎn

dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

夾 Sound component

jiā, jiá, jià

be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides

Evolution

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

xiá

narrow, limited; narrow-minded; to pinch; narrow

Most common words with 狹

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*N-kˤ<r>ep	heap	xiá	narrow

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 2.6430% of movies

2783rd most common character in movies

2018th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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