塞

sāisèsài

to plug; to stop up; to stuff in; a stopper; a cork

How to write 塞, stroke by stroke

earth

Made of 宀 + 土

要塞yào sàistronghold; fort; fortification
塞满sāi mǎnto stuff full; to cram in; packed tight; chock full
塞车sāi chētraffic jam
哇塞wā sāi(slang) wow!; also pr. [wa1sei1]
堵塞dǔ sèto clog up; blockage
阻塞zǔ sèto block; to clog
活塞huó sāipiston
塞子sāi zicork; plug
耳塞ěr sāiearplug; earphone
搪塞táng sèto muddle through; to fob sb off; to beat around the bush; to dodge
边塞biān sàifrontier fortress
闭塞bì sèto stop up; to close up; hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible; unenlightened; blocking

他在书架上塞满了书。
tā zài shū jià shàng sāi mǎn le shū 。
He crowded the books into the shelves.
市中心的交通都堵塞了。
shì zhōng xīn de jiāo tōng dōu dǔ sè le 。
Traffic downtown is all backed up.
我被交通堵塞耽搁了。
wǒ bèi jiāo tōng dǔ sè dān gē le 。
I was delayed by a traffic jam.
这张纸太大，塞不进信封里。
zhè zhāng zhǐ tài dà ， sāi bú jìn xìn fēng lǐ 。
The paper is too big for the envelope.
他把数枚硬币强行塞进了我的口袋中。
tā bǎ shù méi yìng bì qiáng xíng sāi jìn le wǒ de kǒu dài zhōng 。
He thrust some coins into my pocket.