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qiè

to assist, to help; to lead by hand

🔤 Pictophonetic: 手 (hand) provides meaning, 㓞 provides pronunciation

HSK 10 strokes Uncommon (53%)

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Component Breakdown

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㓞

qià

to engrave; a written contract or agreement

手

shǒu

hand

⿱㓞手 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

qià

㓞

to engrave; a written contract or agreement

🔤 Pictophonetic: knife

6 strokes

fēng

丰

abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty

📷 Pictographic: An ear of grass

4 strokes HSK 4

sān

三

three

💡 Ideographic: Three parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 二 (two)

3 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

dāo

刀

knife; old coin; measure

2 strokes HSK 4

shǒu

手

hand

📷 Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed

4 strokes HSK 2

Words Using 挈 (5)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

挈 ↗

qiè

to raise / to lift / to take along (e.g. one's family)

qiè

挈 ↗

to raise / to lift / to take along (e.g. one's family)

to hold by the hand / fig. to nurture / to foster / to bring up / to support

tíqiè

提挈 ↗

to hold by the hand / fig. to nurture / to foster / to bring up / to support

提纲挈领 ↗

tígāngqièlǐng

to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials

tígāngqièlǐng

提纲挈领 ↗

to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials