sài

HSK 6
common

Meaning of

塞 means strategic pass; border fortress; stronghold. Pronounced sài. HSK 6.

  • strategic pass; border fortress; stronghold

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Cháng
chéng
yán沿
xiàn线
yǒu
duō
dài
de
biān
guān
yào
sài
 

There are many ancient border fortresses along the Great Wall.

Zhè
ge
xiǎo
zhèn
wèi
西
běi
biān
jìng
de
xiǎn
yào
yào
sài
 

This small town is located at a strategic mountain pass on the northwest border.

Biān
fáng
jūn
zhù
shǒu
zài
běi
de
biān
sài
 

Border defense troops are stationed in the northern border fortress areas.

Yàn
mén
guān
shì
dài
zhōng
yuán
zhòng
yào
de
biān
sài
guān
kǒu
 

Yanmen Pass was an important border pass for the ancient Central Plains region.

jūn
le
fāng
de
wài
wéi
yào
sài
fáng
xiàn线
 

The enemy broke through our outer fortress defense line.