塞

Information about character(s)

Radical: 土
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 10
Total Strokes: 13
Variants: 塞

Pronunciation

Pinyin: sāi, sè, sài
Cantonese: coi3 sak1
JapaneseKun: FUSAGU MICHIRU TORIDE
JapaneseOn: SOKU SAI
Korean: SAY SAYK
Vietnamese: tắc

Dictionary definitions

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

CE-Dict: to stop up/to stuff/to cope with

Soothill: To stop up, block, gag; dull; honest; a barrier, frontier; translit. s (स्).

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to stuff
2.plugged or clogged up
3.a stopper

21 Century bidirectional science and technology dictionary: tap - 機

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: a place of strategic importance; fill in; stopper; stuff; tuck
【醫】 tampon

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: a place of strategic importance; fill in; stopper; stuff; tuck

湘雅醫學專業詞典: bung;lock;shut;stopper

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《土部》塞隔也。从土从𡨄。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集中】【土字部】塞
【廣韻】蘇則切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】悉則切，𠀤音㥶。塡也，隔也。【禮·月令】孟冬，天地不通，閉塞成冬。【又】謹關梁，塞徯徑，季春開通道路，無有障塞。　又充也，滿也。【書·舜典】溫恭允塞。【詩·鄘風】秉心塞淵。　又國之阨險曰塞。【史記·蘇秦傳】秦四塞之國，披山帶渭。【後漢·杜篤傳】城池百尺，扼塞要害。　又月在辛曰塞，見【爾雅·釋天】。　又塞塞，不安貌，見【博雅】。　又伊蒲塞，卽優婆塞。【後漢·楚王英傳】以助伊蒲塞桑門之饌。　又【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤先代切，音賽。邊界也。【禮·月令】孟冬備邊境，完要塞。　又九塞。【淮南子·地形訓】九塞，太汾，澠阨荆阮方城，殽阪，井陘，令疵，句注，居庸。【註】太汾在晉，澠阨殽阪皆在弘農郡，荆阮方城皆在楚，井陘在常山，令疵在遼西，句注在鴈門隂館，居庸在上谷阻陽之東。　又紫塞。【古今注】秦築長城，土色皆紫，因名。　又博塞，戲具也。【莊子·騈拇篇】問穀何事，則博塞以遊。　又姓。　又與賽同。【前漢·郊祀志】冬塞禱祈。　本作𡫟。亦作𡫼。
考證：〔【史記·蘇秦傳】秦四塞之固。〕　謹照原文固改國。〔【莊子·騈拇篇】問縠何事，則博塞以遊。〕　謹照原文縠改穀。

CF-Dict: bouchon

Han-De-Dict: Kolben (u.E.) (S)