褊

biǎn

narrow

urgent

clothing (衤) + flat (扁) = narrow, constricting

A garment cut too flat and tight — the clothing radical grounds the sense of constriction. 扁 gives the sound biǎn and hints at flatness, reinforcing the image of something pressed uncomfortably narrow.

衤+扁→褊
扁FlatPhonetic
衤ClothingSemantic

他心胸褊狭,很难接受别人的意见。

tā xīnxiōng biǎn xiá, hěn nán jiēshòu biérén de yìjiàn。

his mind is narrow and petty, making it hard to accept others' opinions.

这位官员褊急的性格让下属很难与他相处。

zhè wèi guānyuán biǎn jí de xìnggé ràng xiàshǔ hěn nán yǔ tā xiāngchǔ。

this official's narrow and impatient temperament made it very difficult for his subordinates to get along with him.

Words with 褊

褊狭

biǎn xiá

narrow

More characters with 衤

褙裨裱褚初袷袮袍