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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)

威胁
wēixié
to threaten
HSK 5
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
骈胁
piánxié
fused ribs (physical deformity)
新威胁
xīnwēixié
new danger
胁从犯
xiécóngfàn
induced accomplice
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)
潜在威胁
qiánzàiwēixié
potential threat
灰胁噪鹛
huīxiézàoméi
(Chinese bird species) grey-sided laughingthrush (Garrulax caerulatus)
褐胁雀鹛
hèxiéquèméi
(Chinese bird species) rusty-capped fulvetta (Alcippe dubia)
军事威胁
jūnshìwēixié
military threat
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