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Chinese symbol for “defile”

隘路
ài lù
defile; narrow passage

The closest CC-CEDICT match for defile is 隘路 (ài lù), defined as: defile; narrow passage.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

隘 ài
narrow, confined; a strategic pass
radical 170 ⾩ · 12 strokes
路 lù
road, path, street; journey
radical 157 ⾜ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “defile”

WordPinyinMeaning
污wūdirty; filthy
奸 (姦)jiānto fornicate; to defile
糟蹋zāo tàto waste; to spoil; to ruin; to wreck
阨èdefile; pass
丑化 (醜化)chǒu huàto defame; to libel

Related words

Other words that share a character with 隘路.

WordPinyinMeaning
狭隘 (狹隘)xiá ài(of a path etc) narrow; (of a living space etc) cramped
隘口ài kǒumountain pass
心胸狭隘 (心胸狹隘)xīn xiōng xiá àinarrow; petty-minded
关隘 (關隘)guān àimountain pass
要隘yào àistrategic pass
铁路 (鐵路)tiě lùrailroad; railway
道路dào lùroad; path
路线 (路線)lù xiànitinerary; route

See also: Japanese symbol for “defile”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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