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ㄒㄧㄝ ˊ

xié

hold between

挟 is a 9 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as xié in the second tone, however it can also be pronounced as jiā.

In traditional Chinese the character 挾 is used.

It is made up of the components 扌 (hand) and 夹 (clasp).

  • 挟
    ㄒㄧㄝ ˊ

    xié

    hold between

    • 扌
      ㄕㄡ ˙

      shou

      hand

    • 夹
      ㄐㄧㄚ

      jiā

      clasp

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 挟

xié
jiā

Definitions for 挟 pronounced as xié

  • to clasp under the arm
  • to coerce

Definitions for 挟 pronounced as jiā

  • old variant of 夾|夹[jia1]

Vocabulary

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