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塞 - sāi

stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress

stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress

How to read 塞

Click 塞 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinsāi
Englishstop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

塞北 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 塞外. Please read 塞子 one more time.

Common words with this character

territories north of the Great Wall
territories beyond the Great Wall
cork; plug
feeler gauge

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 塞 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 塞北 and 塞外 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 塞.