胁(xié)

HSK 68 strokesTrad. 脅

flank (the side of one's torso)

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Character information

Pinyin
xié
Meaning
flank (the side of one's torso); to coerce; to threaten
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
脅

Origin & structure

Where 胁 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰⺼办

To control 办 another's body ⺼

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

Made of

⺼办bàn

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 脅: To control 劦 another's body ⺼

How to write 胁 step by step

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

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Words with 胁

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

wēi威xié胁
HSK 6

to threaten; to menace

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xiōng胸xié胁

chest and hypochondrium; upper part of the body

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xié胁chí持

to hold under duress

Open 胁持 page →
xié胁pò迫

to coerce

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威胸持迫

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