挟(xié)

HSK 7-99 strokesTrad. 挾
Readingsxiéjiā

old variant of 夹

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Character information

Pinyin
xié / jiā
Meaning
old variant of 夹
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
挾

Origin & structure

Where 挟 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌夹

Wedged 夹 in one's arms 扌; 夹 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

扌shǒu夹jiá

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 挾: Wedged 夾 in one's arms 扌; 夾 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 挟 step by step

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

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Words with 挟

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

xié挟chí持
HSK 7-9

to seize (sb) by the arms

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xié挟zhì制

to exploit sb's point of weakness to force them to do one's bidding

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xié挟dài带

to carry along; to carry on one's person; to carry secretly

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xié挟yuàn怨

to hold a grudge

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xié挟xì细ná拿cū粗

to provoke

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guǒ裹xié挟

to sweep along

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yāo要xié挟

to threaten

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持制带怨细拿粗裹

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