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俠

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侠

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chivalrous person

HSK 10

Abstract →Qualities

xiá

キョウ、キャン

おとこだて

Someone 亻 who supports 夾 others; 夾 also provides the pronunciation

Components

Traditional (俠)

亻 person (side)+ 夾 press from both sides =

俠 chivalrous person

亻 Meaning component

rén person (side)

夾 Meaning component

press from both sides

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Simplified (侠)

亻 person (side)+ 夹 be wedged or =

侠 chivalrous person

亻 Meaning component

rén person (side)

亻 is a component form of 人.

夹 Phonetic component

jiá be wedged or

variant of 夾|夹[jiá]

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

侠

Regular

Modern

Chinese

侠 / 俠 [xiá]

knight-errant; brave and chivalrous; hero; heroic

Example Sentences

CHINESE WORDS (24)

大侠 [dàxiá] #12,234

武侠 [wǔxiá] #13,321

martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre)

游侠 [yóuxiá] #12,301

武侠小说 [wǔxiáxiǎoshuō] #23,077

a martial arts (wuxia) novel

侠客 [xiákè] #34,870

chivalrous person

侠义 [xiáyì] #48,609

独行侠 [dúxíngxiá] #22,396

侠士 [xiáshì] #41,112

豪侠 [háoxiá] #43,777

brave and chivalrous

水行侠 [Shuǐxíngxiá] #39,317

Aquaman, DC comic book superhero (Tw)

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JAPANESE WORDS (7)

男気 [おとこぎ] #33,873

chivalrous spirit

任侠 [にんきょう] #59,652

義侠心 [ぎきょうしん] #67,268

chivalrous spirit

侠客 [きょうかく] #80,875

self-styled humanitarian

侠女 [きょうじょ] #231,787

侠友会 [きょうゆうかい]

Kyoyukai (Hyogo-based yakuza syndicate)

俠道会 [きょうどうかい]

Kyōdō-kai (yakuza syndicate)

KOREAN WORDS (2)

chivalrous tale

chivalrous spirit