侠(xiá)

HSK 7-98 strokesTrad. 俠

knight-errant

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Character information

Pinyin
xiá
Meaning
knight-errant; brave and chivalrous; hero; heroic
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
俠

Origin & structure

Where 侠 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亻夹

In this compound, the meaning comes from 亻 (person); 夹 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

亻rén夹jiá

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 俠: Someone 亻 who supports 夾 others; 夾 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 侠 step by step

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

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Words with 侠

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

xiá侠yì义
HSK 7-9

chivalrous

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rèn任xiá侠

chivalrous; helping the weak for the sake of justice

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xiá侠shì士

knight-errant

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xiá侠kè客

chivalrous person; knight-errant

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xiān仙xiá侠

(fiction genre) xianxia; Chinese fantasy featuring immortals, spiritual cultivation 修仙[…

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dà大xiá侠

knight

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róu柔qíng情xiá侠gǔ骨

gentle feelings and chivalrous disposition (idiom)

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wǔ武xiá侠

martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre)

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