(xiè)

12 strokesTrad.

obscene

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
xiè
Meaning
obscene; disrespectful
Strokes
12
HSK level
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿴衣执

Hands grasping 执 and tearing apart a dress 衣

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing.

Traditional form : cloth

How to write step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wěixiè

obscene; indecent; to indecently assault

Open 猥亵 page →
xièmàn

irreverent; slighting

Open 亵慢 page →
xiè

(literary) to blaspheme; to desecrate; to profane

Open 亵渎 page →

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