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挟
挾
xié
1. to clasp under the arm
2. to coerce
Common • Top 12%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

挟
xié
to seize; to hold to one's bosom
9 丶

Compound Words (10)

挟带
xiédài
to carry along
挟怨
xiéyuàn
to hold a grudge
挟持
xiéchí
to seize
挟制
xiézhì
forced submission
裹挟
guǒxié
to sweep along
要挟
yāoxié
to threaten
挟持雇主
xiéchígùzhǔ
gherao (from Hindi, SE Asian method of protest)
挟细拿粗
xiéxìnácū
to provoke
挟天子以令天下
xiétiānzǐyǐlìngtiānxià
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
挟天子以令诸侯
xiétiānzǐyǐlìngzhūhóu
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals

Alternate Entries

挟
jiā
old variant of [[夾|夹<jiā>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,815
Word Frequency Rank
9,794 of 84,292