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Meaning of 狹

Pinyin xiá

Radical

犭

Strokes

Definition

narrow / narrow-minded

Usage

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狹 xiá 1. Narrow, not wide; opposed to “wide”. 窄，不寬闊，與“廣”相對。 2. Narrow, not wide; related expressions: ～窄 (narrow), ～長 (long and narrow), ～隘 (narrow and confined), 偏～ (somewhat narrow), ～邪 (referring to small streets where prostitutes live; also written as "狹斜"). 窄，不寬闊，與“廣”相對：～窄。～長。～隘。偏～。～邪（指小街曲巷娼妓居住的地方。亦作“狹斜”）。 3. Narrow-minded (figuratively speaking). 心胸狹窄。 4. Hurried. 急促。 5. Urgent. 急迫。 6. Small. 小。 7. Less. 少。 Examples and References: 1. "楚辭·怨思": 阜隘狹而幽險兮。 Note: "陋也" (it's narrow and humble). 2. "漢書·刑法志": 其生民也陿阨。 Note: "地小也" (the land is small). 3. "吳子·料敵": 險道狹路，可擊。 4. "晉· 陶淵明《桃花源記》": 初極狹。 5. "明· 魏學洢《核舟記》": 修狹者爲之。 More examples: - 狹縫 (narrow gap) - 狹路相逢 (narrow pathways meet) - 狹長 (narrow and long) - 狹迫 (narrow and cramped) Additional references: 1. "唐· 沈亞之《答馮兄書》": 小人狹薄，尚爲激然之氣，戰燎於胸中。 2. "文選·嵇康·與山巨源絕交書": 吾直性狹中，多所不堪。 Zhang Xiang's note: "狹中, refers to being unable to tolerate others." More terms: - 狹中 (narrow-minded) - 狹促 (narrow-mindedness, narrow experience) - 狹淺 (narrow and shallow) - 急促 (hurried) - 急迫 (urgent) - 狹巷 (narrow alley) - 狹徑 (narrow path) - 狹斜子 (a person living in a narrow, backward neighborhood) - 狹廬 (small and simple house) - 狹學 (shallow knowledge) - 狹韻 (rhyme with fewer characters)