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楔
xiē
to wedge; wedge, gatepost; forward
🔤 Pictophonetic:
木 (wood) provides meaning, 契 provides pronunciation
Words Using 楔 (10)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
楔
xiē
to wedge / wedge
楔
xiē
to wedge / wedge
楔嘴鹩鹛
xiēzuǐliáoméi
(Chinese bird species) Cachar wedge-billed babbler (Sphenocichla roberti)
楔嘴鹩鹛
xiēzuǐliáoméi
(Chinese bird species) Cachar wedge-billed babbler (Sphenocichla roberti)
楔子
xiēzi
wedge / peg / stopper / prologue (in some modern novels) / prologue or interlude in Yuan dynasty drama
楔子
xiēzi
wedge / peg / stopper / prologue (in some modern novels) / prologue or interlude in Yuan dynasty drama
楔尾伯劳
xiēwěibóláo
(Chinese bird species) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)
楔尾伯劳
xiēwěibóláo
(Chinese bird species) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)
楔尾绿鸠
xiēwěilǚjiū
(Chinese bird species) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)
楔尾绿鸠
xiēwěilǚjiū
(Chinese bird species) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)
楔尾鸥
xiēwěiōu
(Chinese bird species) Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea)
楔尾鸥
xiēwěiōu
(Chinese bird species) Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea)
楔形
xiēxíng
cuneiform (letters) / wedge-shape
楔形
xiēxíng
cuneiform (letters) / wedge-shape
楔形文字
xiēxíngwénzì
cuneiform (Babylonian script)
楔形文字
xiēxíngwénzì
cuneiform (Babylonian script)
扂楔
diànxiē
door latch
扂楔
diànxiē
door latch
楔形物
xiēxíngwù
wedge
楔形物
xiēxíngwù
wedge
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰木契
i
Component Tree i
qì
契
deed, bond, contract; to engrave
💡 Ideographic:
A contract signed by cutting 刀 notches 丰 in wood 木 (now changed to 大)
9 strokes