123456789101112Keywordnarrowconfineda strategic passFrequency#2999Strokes12ReadingsàiMnemonic阝 (hill) gives the meaning and 益 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of阝place益advantageUsed in vocabulary狭隘xiá'ài(of a path etc) narrow; (of a living space etc) cramped; (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow; limited隘ài(bound form) narrow; (bound form) a defile; a narrow pass隘口àikǒumountain pass心胸狭隘xīnxiōngxiá'àinarrow; petty-minded关隘guān'àimountain pass要隘yào'àistrategic pass隘路àilùdefile; narrow passage山隘shān'àimountain pass