隙

xì
#2,414 most
frequent character
crack, crevice, gap or interval

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

隙 combines 𡭴 xì, sunlight through cracks, with ⻖, hills or a barrier. 𡭴 also supplies the sound. Light through a wall crack gives the first meaning, cracks in a wall, which widened to any crack or gap.

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Homophones

HSK 5
系xì
to connect, to relate to, to tie up
细xì
thin, slender, delicate, careful
戏xì
play, sport, joke, make fun of

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