狭 (xiá): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

狭=犭dog+夹to press between

A dog (犭) squeezing through a narrow gap (夹) — to be narrow or cramped.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 狭

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HSK Vocabulary: 狭

HSK words that contain this character.

狭窄

xiá zhǎi

narrow; cramped

HSK 6

狭隘

xiá ài

narrow; parochial

HSK 6

狭义

xiá yì

narrow sense

HSK 3.0 L7-9

狭小

xiá xiǎo

small / narrow

HSK 3.0 L7-9

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 狭 is used in context

tā他

de的

guān观

diǎn点

yǒu有

xiē些

xiá狭

ài隘

。

His views are somewhat narrow-minded.

zhè这

ge个

fáng房

jiān间

tài太

xiá狭

xiǎo小

le了

。

zhè这

tiáo条

xiǎo小

xiàng巷

fēi非

cháng常

xiá狭

zhǎi窄

。

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xiá暇 xiá霞 xiá匣 xiá瑕 xiā虾 xiā瞎

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "犭".

māo猫 jū狙 yuán猿 dí狄 wèi猬 níng狞

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狭 (xiá): Narrow — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 狭

Stroke Order Diagrams 狭

Character Breakdown

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 狭

HSK Vocabulary: 狭

Example Sentences

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