隙 xì crack
crack; fissure; split; grudge
How to remember 隙: 阝 mound + 𡭔 small + 日 sun + 小 small = crack. Behind the mound, Grandpa's shed stays dark until a small beam of sun slips in through a small crack in the old wall.
Component breakdown
隙 = 阝 mound + 𡭴
- 阝 mound
- 𡭴
- 𡭔 small
- 日 sun
- 小 small
Behind the mound, Grandpa's shed stays dark until a small beam of sun slips in through a small crack in the old wall.
How it is used
- A gap/crack: 空隙 (kòngxì) a gap/opening, 缝隙 (fèngxì) a chink, 间隙 (jiànxì) an interval/interstice.
- Also a rift between people - 嫌隙 (xiánxì) a grudge/estrangement.
- 趁隙 / 乘虚而入 uses this 'gap' sense: to slip in through an opening, seize a chance when a guard is down.