窄

zhǎi

narrow

narrow-minded; badly off

Cave (穴) + sound (乍) = narrow, cramped

A cave opening (穴) that feels tight and confining gives the sense of narrowness. 乍 mainly contributes the zhǎi sound; the cave radical carries the meaning.

穴+乍→窄
乍SuddenlyPhonetic
穴CaveSemantic

这条路很窄,只能走一辆车。

zhè tiáo lù hěn zhǎi,zhǐ néng zǒu yī liàng chē。

This road is very narrow; only one car can pass.

他心胸太窄,总是记着别人的小错。

tā xīn xiōng tài zhǎi,zǒng shì jì zhe biérén de xiǎo cuò。

He is too narrow-minded and always remembers others' small mistakes.

Words with 窄

窄缝

zhǎi fèng

narrow gap

二尖瓣狭窄

èr jiān bàn xiá zhǎi

mitral stenosis (physiology)

冤家路窄

yuān jiā lù zhǎi

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

地窄人稠

dì zhǎi rén chóu

see 地狹人稠|地狭人稠[di4 xia2 ren2 chou2]

宽打窄用

kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng

to give oneself leeway (idiom)

宽窄

kuān zhǎi

width

尖窄

jiān zhǎi

pointy

心窄

xīn zhǎi

narrow-minded

心胸狭窄

xīn xiōng xiá zhǎi

(idiom) narrow-minded; petty; ungenerous

狭窄

xiá zhǎi

narrow

窄狭

zhǎi xiá

see 狹窄|狭窄[xia2 zhai3]

窄巷

zhǎi xiàng

narrow alley

More characters with 穴

屄穿窥帘穷窕