窄

zhǎi

narrow; narrow-minded; badly off

Radical: 穴 HSK 7 a pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

窄 decomposes into the following components:

穴 乍

Semantic component: 穴; phonetic component: 乍.

Words containing 窄

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 窄.

宽窄
kuān zhǎi
width
尖窄
jiān zhǎi
心窄
xīn zhǎi
narrow-minded
狭窄
xiá zhǎi
narrow
窄小
zhǎi xiǎo
窄巷
zhǎi xiàng
narrow alley
窄狭
zhǎi xiá
see 狹窄|狭窄[xia2 zhai3]
窄缝
zhǎi fèng
narrow gap
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom)
地窄人稠
dì zhǎi rén chóu
see 地狹人稠|地狭人稠[di4 xia2 ren2 chou2]
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
to give oneself leeway (idiom)
心胸狭窄
xīn xiōng xiá zhǎi
(idiom) narrow-minded

Related characters (radical 穴)

Characters that share the radical 穴.

穴 穵 究 穷 穸 穹 空 穿 窀 突 窃 窅 窆 窈 窍 窑 窒 窕 窖 窗 窘 窜 窝 窟

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