塞
Sai1
#1,078 most
frequent character
Serbia, Serbian
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
塞 began as two hands shoving things into a building, filling it. Read sāi, it means 'to fill or block'; sè means 'to obstruct', and sài is an isolated border pass. 土, earth, was added later to strengthen the idea of blockage.
Drawn as: two hands shifting things; house being filled
塞 as a component in other characters
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