1. 塞

塞

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  • 1078th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 129 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
塞→
宀No glyph available
2Radical
塞→
宀roofNo glyph available二two一one八eight/divide土earth
3Graphical
塞→
冖丶丨二一八一丨一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sāi (Sai1)Serbia • Serbian • abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sai1 er3 wei2 ya4]
2. sāi (sai1)to stop up • to squeeze in • to stuff • cork • stopper
3. sài (sai4)strategic pass • tactical border position
4. sè (se4)to stop up • to stuff • to cope with

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

塞 also appears in:
噻簺

Example Words

Common

哇塞 
堵塞 
塞车 (塞車)
巴塞罗那 (巴塞羅那)
鼻塞 

Uncommon

埃塞俄比亚 (埃塞俄比亞)
塞外 
塞子 
塞满 (塞滿)
塞尔维亚 (塞爾維亞)
塞纳河 (塞納河)
塞维利亚 (塞維利亞)
塞翁失马 (塞翁失馬)
塞舌尔 (塞舌爾)
布鲁塞尔 (布魯塞爾)
心肌梗塞 
搪塞 
森海塞尔 (森海塞爾)
活塞 
卢塞恩 (盧塞恩)
耳塞 
语塞 (語塞)
闭塞 (閉塞)
阻塞 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.