to block up; to fill in; to stop up
Animated Stroke Order 塞
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HSK Vocabulary: 塞
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 塞 is used in context
1
xià下
shuǐ水
dào道
dǔ堵
sè塞
xū需
yào要
jí及
shí时
qīng清
lǐ理
。
The sewer blockage needs to be cleared promptly
2
zǎo早
gāo高
fēng峰
shí时
duàn段
jīng经
cháng常
sāi塞
chē车
。
Traffic jams often occur during morning rush hours
3
xíng行
li李
xiāng箱
yǐ已
jīng经
sāi塞
mǎn满
le了
yī衣
fu服
。
The suitcase is already packed full of clothes
4
shuǐ水
guǎn管
dǔ堵
sè塞
le了
。
The water pipe is clogged.
5
jiāo交
tōng通
dǔ堵
sè塞
ràng让
wǒ我
chí迟
dào到
le了
。
The traffic jam made me late.
6
tā他
de的
bí鼻
zi子
dǔ堵
sè塞
le了
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
shuō说
huà话
shēng声
yīn音
yǒu有
diǎn点
mèn闷
。
His nose is blocked, so his voice sounds a bit muffled.
7
zhè这
ge个
cūn村
zi子
hěn很
bì闭
sè塞
，
méi没
yǒu有
wǎng网
luò络
。
This village is very isolated and has no internet.
8
tā他
xìng性
gé格
bǐ比
jiào较
bì闭
sè塞
，
bù不
tài太
xǐ喜
huān欢
jiāo交
péng朋
yǒu友
。
He has a somewhat introverted personality and doesn't like making friends much.
9
yóu由
yú于
jiāo交
tōng通
bì闭
sè塞
，
zhè这
lǐ里
de的
jīng经
jì济
fā发
zhǎn展
yì一
zhí直
hěn很
huǎn缓
màn慢
。
Due to poor transportation access, economic development here has always been slow.
Information
Traditional塞
Radical土
Strokes13
StructureTop-Center-Bottom
Frequency#1584
Zhuyinㄙㄞ
Components—
UnicodeU+585E
CangjieJTCG
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality