狭 xiá narrow
narrow; limited; narrow-minded
How to remember 狭: 犭 dog + 夹 to support = narrow. The big dog tries to support his limping puppy through the fence, but the gap between the boards is too narrow.
Component breakdown
狭 = 犭 dog + 夹 to support
- 犭 dog
- 夹 to support
The big dog tries to support his limping puppy through the fence, but the gap between the boards is too narrow.
How it is used
- Narrow - the opposite of 广/宽 - 狭窄 (xiázhǎi) narrow (a lane, a mind), 狭小 (xiáxiǎo) cramped, 狭隘 (xiá'ài) narrow-minded/parochial, 心胸宽广 (xīnxiōng kuānguǎng) broad-minded.
- 狭义 (xiáyì) means 'in the narrow sense' (vs 广义 broad sense); 冤家路窄 (yuānjiā-lùzhǎi) enemies meet on a narrow road.