窄(zhǎi)

HSK 7-910 strokes

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Character information

Pinyin
zhǎi
Meaning
narrow; narrow-minded; badly off
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 窄 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱穴乍

In this compound, the meaning comes from 穴 (cave); 乍 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

穴xué乍zhà

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 窄 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 窄

Common words using 窄 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiá狭zhǎi窄
HSK 7-9

narrow

Open 狭窄 page →
kuān宽zhǎi窄

width; breadth

Open 宽窄 page →
jiān尖zhǎi窄

pointy; tapered

Open 尖窄 page →
xīn心zhǎi窄

narrow-minded; intolerant

Open 心窄 page →
zhǎi窄xiǎo小

narrow and small

Open 窄小 page →
yuān冤jiā家lù路zhǎi窄

lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom)

Open 冤家路窄 page →
kuān宽dǎ打zhǎi窄yòng用

to give oneself leeway (idiom)

Open 宽打窄用 page →
xīn心xiōng胸xiá狭zhǎi窄

(idiom) narrow-minded; petty; ungenerous

Open 心胸狭窄 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 窄’s common words

狭宽尖心小冤家路

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