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xié

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xié Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xié | xie2
English translation
to seize; to hold to one's bosom

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About xié

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

xié

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

Wedged  jiā in one's arms  shǒu jiā also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of xié

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

扌夾

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Words with xié

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
挟持 xié chí to seize挾持
要挟 yāo xié to threaten要挾
xié to coerce xié
挟制 xié zhì forced submission挾製
挟带 xié dài to carry along挾帶
挟天子以令诸侯 xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hóu (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals挾天子以令諸侯

xié Decomposition & Compounds

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