隙(xì)

HSK 7-912 strokes

crack

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Character information

Pinyin
xì
Meaning
crack; crevice; gap or interval; loophole; discord; rift
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 隙 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰阝⿱小⿱日小

A crack 日 dividing two things 小; 阝 provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

阝fǔ小xiǎo日rì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 隙 step by step

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

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Words with 隙

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

kòng空xì隙
HSK 7-9

crack

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jiàn间xì隙
HSK 7-9

interval

Open 间隙 page →
chéng乘xì隙

to seize an opportunity; to exploit (a loophole)

Open 乘隙 page →
chóu仇xì隙

feud; bitter quarrel

Open 仇隙 page →
sì伺xì隙

to wait for the opportunity

Open 伺隙 page →
xián嫌xì隙

hostility

Open 嫌隙 page →
kǒng孔xì隙

pore (geology)

Open 孔隙 page →
bái白jū驹guò过xì隙

a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!

Open 白驹过隙 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 隙’s common words

空间乘仇伺嫌孔白

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