穴-25 窄 (形) ① narrow ② petty; narrow ③ not well off; hard up; badly off

窄   Narrow is the phonetic word. Points for the pictogram; Chad acoustic character. It refers to a narrow lateral distance narrow full length. And "wide" relative. Extended embarrassment, (minded) stenosis.


窄   窄是形声字。穴为形符；乍为声符。窄指横向距离狭而止。与“宽”相对。引申困窘、（心胸）狭窄等。

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窄 (形) ① narrow ② petty; narrow ③ not well off; hard up; badly off