塞 sāi to stop up
to stop up; to seal; to cork; to block; pass; frontier
怎么记住“塞”: 𡨄 block up + 土 earth = to stop up. Rabbits slip through the old garden wall, so grandpa wants to block up their path and shovels earth into the hole to stop up the gap.
部件结构
塞 = 𡨄 block up + 土 earth
- 𡨄 block up
- 土 earth
Rabbits slip through the old garden wall, so grandpa wants to block up their path and shovels earth into the hole to stop up the gap.
用法
- Read sāi (verb) = to stuff/cram/plug: 把东西塞进包里 (bǎ dōngxi sāi jìn bāo li) stuff things into the bag; 塞车 (sāichē) traffic jam.
- Read sè (bound, written) = to block up: 堵塞 (dǔsè) clog, 闭塞 (bìsè) obstructed/backward.
- Read sài (noun) = a frontier pass/fortress: 边塞 (biānsài) frontier, 塞翁失马 (sàiwēng-shīmǎ) a blessing in disguise.