隘 Stroke Order — How to Write 隘

Stroke Order

隘 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 阝, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

隘 Radical and Character Components

Components:阝益

隘 is a phono-semantic compound: 阝 (hill) carries the meaning, while 益 indicates the sound.

Radical: 阝 + 10 more strokes

隘 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 隘 in Chinese

ài隘

A narrow and strategically important pass or defile, often difficult to traverse.

这座山峰的隘口是进入峡谷的唯一通道。

The mountain pass is the only entrance to the valley.

Narrow; confined; a narrow pass or defile. Often used to describe a place that is tight or a mindset that is limited.

他为人处世心胸狭隘。

He is narrow-minded in his dealings with others.

Refers to being in poverty or straitened circumstances; impoverished; destitute.

他生活贫隘，常常入不敷出

He lives in poverty, often unable to make ends meet.

Common Words and Phrases with 隘

ài隘gǔ谷

A narrow, steep-sided, V-shaped river valley.

这条年轻的河流在坚硬的岩石中不断下切，形成了一段幽深的隘谷，谷底仅容一人通过。

This young river continuously cut down into the hard rock, forming a deep and secluded V-shaped valley, with a bottom narrow enough for only one person to pass.

ài隘kǒu口

Narrow mountain pass.