xiá

narrow

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
犭 meaning component

  Meaning component

quǎn

  

dog

is a component form of .

夹 sound component

  Sound component

jiājiájià

  

be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides

Evolution

狭 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
狭 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
狭 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
狭 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

xiá

narrow, limited; narrow-minded; to pinch; narrow

() 

xiá

old variant of |[xiá]

Most common words with 狭
Freq.
Word
Meaning

狭窄

narrow

narrow

狭小

narrow

狭隘

narrow

狭长

long and narrow