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胁
脅
xié
1. flank (the side of one's torso)
2. to coerce
3. to threaten
Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

胁
xié
to threaten, to coerce; ribs, flank
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (17)

骈胁
piánxié
fused ribs (physical deformity)
胸胁
xiōngxié
chest and hypochondrium
胁持
xiéchí
to hold under duress
胁迫
xiépò
to coerce
裹胁
guǒxié
to compel
迫胁
pòxié
to coerce
威胁
wēixié
to threaten
HSK 5
新威胁
xīnwēixié
new danger
胁从犯
xiécóngfàn
induced accomplice
军事威胁
jūnshìwēixié
military threat
斑胁姬鹛
bānxiéjīméi
(Chinese bird species) Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis)
斑胁田鸡
bānxiétiánjī
(Chinese bird species) band-bellied crake (Porzana paykullii)
灰胁噪鹛
huīxiézàoméi
(Chinese bird species) grey-sided laughingthrush (Garrulax caerulatus)
潜在威胁
qiánzàiwēixié
potential threat
褐胁雀鹛
hèxiéquèméi
(Chinese bird species) rusty-capped fulvetta (Alcippe dubia)
红胁绣眼鸟
hóngxiéxiùyǎnniǎo
(Chinese bird species) chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus)
红胁蓝尾鸲
hóngxiélánwěiqú
(Chinese bird species) red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)

Alternate Entries

胁
xié
variant of [[脅|胁<xié>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,493
Word Frequency Rank
314 of 84,292