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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “defile”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 污 | wū | dirty; filthy |
| 奸 (姦) | jiān | to fornicate; to defile |
| 糟蹋 | zāo tà | to waste; to spoil; to ruin; to wreck |
| 阨 | è | defile; pass |
| 丑化 (醜化) | chǒu huà | to defame; to libel |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 隘路.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狭隘 (狹隘) | xiá ài | (of a path etc) narrow; (of a living space etc) cramped |
| 隘口 | ài kǒu | mountain pass |
| 心胸狭隘 (心胸狹隘) | xīn xiōng xiá ài | narrow; petty-minded |
| 关隘 (關隘) | guān ài | mountain pass |
| 要隘 | yào ài | strategic pass |
| 铁路 (鐵路) | tiě lù | railroad; railway |
| 道路 | dào lù | road; path |
| 路线 (路線) | lù xiàn | itinerary; 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.