cramped; narrow

ruler (尺) + opening (口) = cramped, bounded space

A ruler (尺) defines fixed limits, and a mouth (口) frames an enclosed space — together they evoke something boxed in and restricted. The image is of a space measured and bounded, leaving little room to move.

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MouthSemantic
A rulerSemantic

这个房间太促了,住着不舒服。

zhè ge fáng jiān tài jú cù le, zhù zhe bù shū fu.

This room is too cramped, it's uncomfortable to live in.

走廊很窄,空间促,两个人很难并排走。

zǒu láng hěn zhǎi, kōng jiān jú cù, liǎng ge rén hěn nán bìng pái zǒu.

The hallway is very narrow and the space is cramped, making it hard for two people to walk side by side.

Words with 局

邮局

yóu jú

post office

邮政局

yóu zhèng jú

post office

酒局

jiǔ jú

social occasion centered on alcohol; drinking party; drinking session

镖局

biāo jú

(old) escort agency that provides protection of goods and valuables during transport

开局

kāi jú

opening (chess etc)

双后前兵开局

shuāng hòu qián bīng kāi jú

same as 封閉性開局|封闭性开局

电信局

diàn xìn jú

central office

电报局

diàn bào jú

telegraph office

顾全大局

gù quán dà jú

to take the big picture into consideration (idiom)

食物及药品管理局

shí wù jí yào pǐn guǎn lǐ jú

US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)

香港贸易发展局

xiāng gǎng mào yì fā zhǎn jú

Hong Kong Trade Development Council

香港金融管理局

xiāng gǎng jīn róng guǎn lǐ jú

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

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