隙
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xì · crack, fissure, split

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

阝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 隙

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xìWords pronounced xì
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Example sentences

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Qǐng xiǎo xīn yuè tái yǔ jū xiāng zhī jiàn de kòngxì.請小心月台與車廂之間的空隙。

Please mind the gap between the train and the platform.

Source: Tatoeba #472884 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài lún dūn dì tiě, shàng jū shí huì yǒu 「 zhù yì jiàn xì 」 tí xǐng.在倫敦地鐵,上車時會有「注意間隙」提醒。

In the London underground there is a warning to "mind the gap" when boarding the train.

Source: Tatoeba #5363939 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 隙 in context

  1. Say xì, then recall the core meaning: crack, fissure, split.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 间隙 (jiàn xì), meaning “interval”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 隙 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.