Dictionary/挟

挟

xié

ㄒㄧㄝˊ 挾
HSK 7-99 strokestop 20 by use on the map →
1(bound form) to clasp under the arm
2(bound form) to coerce
3(bound form) to harbor (resentment etc)
4Taiwan pr. [xia2]

Etymology

ideographic · Wedged 夹 in one's arms 扌; 夹 also provides the pronunciation

Radical

扌 · to seize; to hold to one's bosom

Composition

⿰扌夹

Writing

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