窒 (zhì): To block — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 窒

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 窒

3.

Character Breakdown

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窒

穴cave

至arrive

窒=穴cave+至arrive

A cave (穴) blocked until (至) it is sealed — to obstruct or stifle the flow of air.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 窒

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5.

How to Use 窒

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 窒 works in context.

Single HSK word

窒 appears in the HSK word 窒息, meaning "suffocate / choke".

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhì窒

xī息

suffocate / choke

6.

Example Sentences

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

jiāo交

tōng通

dǔ堵

sè塞

shì是

chéng城

shì市

fā发

zhǎn展

de的

zhì窒

ài碍

。

Traffic jams are an obstruction to urban development.

fáng房

jiān间

lǐ里

kōng空

qì气

zhì窒

mēn闷

，

xū需

nóng浓

yān烟

dǎo导

zhì致

tā他

jī几

hū乎

zhì窒

xī

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yào要

kāi开

chuāng窗

。

The air in the room is stuffy and needs ventilation.

息

。

Thick smoke caused him to almost suffocate.

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