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挟
xié
to seize; to hold to one's bosom
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Wedged 夹 in one's arms 扌; 夹 also provides the pronunciation
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Common (28%)
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⿰扌夹
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jiā
夹
to support; to be wedged between
💡 Ideographic:
A person 夫 stuck between two others 丷
6 strokes
HSK 5
Words Using 挟 (12)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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挟
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jiā
old variant of [[夾|夹<jiā>]]
jiā
挟
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old variant of [[夾|夹<jiā>]]
挟
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xié
to clasp under the arm / to coerce
xié
挟
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to clasp under the arm / to coerce
挟天子以令天下
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xiétiānzǐyǐlìngtiānxià
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
xiétiānzǐyǐlìngtiānxià
挟天子以令天下
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(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
挟天子以令诸侯
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xiétiānzǐyǐlìngzhūhóu
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
xiétiānzǐyǐlìngzhūhóu
挟天子以令诸侯
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(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
挟带
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xiédài
to carry along / to carry on one's person / to carry secretly
xiédài
挟带
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to carry along / to carry on one's person / to carry secretly
挟怨
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xiéyuàn
to hold a grudge
xiéyuàn
挟怨
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to hold a grudge
挟持
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xiéchí
to seize
xiéchí
挟持
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to seize
挟持雇主
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xiéchígùzhǔ
gherao (from Hindi, SE Asian method of protest)
xiéchígùzhǔ
挟持雇主
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gherao (from Hindi, SE Asian method of protest)
挟细拿粗
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xiéxìnácū
to provoke
xiéxìnácū
挟细拿粗
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to provoke
挟制
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xiézhì
forced submission / to exploit advantage to force sb to do one's bidding
xiézhì
挟制
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forced submission / to exploit advantage to force sb to do one's bidding