How to write 隙

隙 [xì] [名] (noun) 【本义】: 墙上开裂的裂缝 (Original meaning: A crack on a wall) 【造字法】: 会意。从阜(fù)亦声。阜，土山，与土有关。 (Character creation: Ideogram. From 阜(fù), which is a homophone; 阜 refers to an earthen hill, which is related to soil.) 1. 裂缝：～罅（裂缝）。缝～。～大而墙坏。 (Crack: e.g., 罅隙 (crack). 穿缝 (to sew a gap). If it’s too big, the wall will fall apart.) 2. 感情上的裂痕：～嫌。有～。仇～。 (Emotional rift: e.g., 恨隙 (grudge). There is a rift. 感情的仇隙 (emotional feud).) 3. 闲，空：～地（空地）。农～。 (Free, empty: e.g., 空地 (vacant land). Farming gaps (time between farming activities).) 4. 机会，空子：乘～。 (Opportunity, loophole: e.g., seizing an opportunity.) 5. 际，接近：“北～乌丸、夫馀”。 (Near, approach: e.g., “In the north, nearby 乌丸 and 夫馀.”) 【引】 (Citations) 1. 《说文》: 隙，壁际孔也。 (Shuōwén: 隙 (xì) refers to a hole at the edge of the wall.) 2. 《广雅》: 隙，裂也。 (Guǎngyǎ: 隙 (xì) means裂 (to crack).) 3. 《左传》: 墙之隙坏，谁之咎也。 (Zuǒzhuàn: If the crack in the wall breaks, who is to blame?) 4. 《礼记·三年问》: 若驷之过隙。 (Lǐjì: Like a four-horse carriage passing through a crack.) 5. 《国语·周语下》: 二间夹钟出四隙之细也。 (Guóyǔ: The sound of the clock comes through the four cracks.) 【例】 (Examples) 又如: 裂隙; 罅隙; 隙穴(空隙与洞穴); 隙地(空地); 隙积(带有空隙垛体的体积) (E.g., 裂隙 (crevice); 罅隙 (fissure); 隙穴 (gap or cavity); 隙地 (vacant land); 隙积 (volume with gaps).) 2. 空子 ([En.] loophole; opportunity) 【引】 1. 《孙子·谋攻》: 辅隙则国必弱。 (Sunzi: If you assist on loopholes, the nation will surely weaken.) 2. 《汉书·刘琨劝进表》: 狡冠窥窬，伺国瑕隙。 (Han Shu: Cunning people sneak around, looking for flaws in the nation.) 3. 要道;孔道 ([En.] thoroughfare) 【引】 1. 《史记》: 及秦文、德、缪居雍，隙陇、蜀之货物而多贾。 (Shǐjì: At that time, goods from Qin, Wen, and Miao were often transported through the thoroughfare.) 4. 空闲的地方或时间 ([En.] interval) 【引】 1. 《左传·哀公十二年》: 宋、郑之间有隙地焉。 (Zuǒzhuàn: There is empty land between Song and Zheng.) 2. 《国语·周语上》: 蒐于农隙。 (Guóyǔ: Harvesting during farming gaps.) 5. 感情的裂痕 ([En.] rift) 【引】 1. 《三国演义》: 太常卿滕胤，素与诸葛恪有隙。 (Sānguó yǎnyì: The minister, Teng Yin, had a rift with Zhuge Ke.) 6. 缺点，过失 ([En.] fault) 【引】 1. 《孙子》：辅周则国必强，辅隙则国必弱。 (Sunzi: Assist the comprehensive; the nation will be strong; assist the flaws, and it will be weak.) 7. 怨恨 ([En.] resentment) 【引】 1. 《西游记》: 两个在翠云山前，不论亲情，却只讲仇隙。 (Xīyóu jì: The two at Cuiyun Mountain, regardless of family ties, only spoke of resentments.) 【动】 (verb) 1. 弯曲 ([En.] bend) 【例】 (Example) 如: 隙曲(弯曲) (E.g., 隙曲 (bent).) 2. 分裂 ([En.] split) 【引】 1. 郭沫若《北伐途次》: 黄色的脸色转化成了苍白色。嘴是隙着的。 (Guō Mòruò: The yellow face turned pale. The mouth was slightly open.) 【例】 又如: 隙末(指交谊终至于破裂) (E.g., 隙末 (to refer to a friendship reaching a breaking point).)