ài

narrow

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
阝 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

hill, place

is a component form of .

益 sound component

  Sound component

  

benefit

Evolution

隘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
隘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
隘 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
隘 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

ài

narrow, confined; a strategic pass; pass; defile; narrow; confined; in distress

Most common words with 隘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

狭隘

narrow

pass

隘口

defile

关隘

mountain pass

要隘

strategic pass