sāi

to stuff; to stop up; to squeeze in

HSK 6 #1080

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 1080th character
Radical ⼟ (32.10)
Strokes 13
Index # 3025

Definitions

塞 sāi
  1. 1. to stuff
  2. 2. to stop up
  3. 3. to squeeze in
  4. 4. stopper
  5. 5. cork
  6. 6. Serbia
  7. 7. abbr. for sāi ěr wéi yà
  8. 8. Serbian
塞 sè
  1. 1. to stop up
  2. 2. to stuff
  3. 3. to cope with
塞 sài
  1. 1. strategic pass
  2. 2. tactical border position

Stroke order

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Words containing 塞

Word Meaning
blood obstruction
Xisaishan District in Huangshi, Hubei
Xisaishan District, Huangshi, Hubei
Xisaishan District, Huangshi, Hubei
Cicero, Roman orator and thinker
to be at a loss for words; speechless
Knossos (Minoan palace at Iraklion, Crete)
Knossos (Minoan palace at Iraklion, Crete)
cruel rulers everywhere; evil people in power
Herzegovina (Tw)
Herzegovina (Tw)
Louis Pierre Althusser (1918-1990), Marxist philosopher
Louis Pierre Althusser (1918-1990), Marxist philosopher
cork
frontier fortress
hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible
lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears
to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears
seal all doors; block all ways in; strict defense
shut doors and seal gaps; guard tightly
border fort, esp. defending narrow valley
border fort, esp. defending narrow valley
Aksai Kazakh autonomous county in Jiuquan jiǔ quán, Gansu