Phonosemantic compound. 劦 represents the meaning and 十 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (協)
Simplified (协)
办 Simplified component
bàn handle
manage, do, handle
Shorthand for the 劦 component in the traditional character 協.
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Historical Evolution
协
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
协
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
协
Bronze
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
协
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
协
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
协
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
协
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
协
Regular
Modern
Chinese
协 / 協 [xié]
to cooperate; to harmonize; to help; to assist; to join
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
協 かなう
Kanau given name
協 かなえ
Kanae female given name
協 かのう
Kanou given name
協 きょう
Kyō female given name
協 つとむ
Tsutomu unclassified name
協 ひろむ
Hiromu given name
CHINESE WORDS (99)
协议 [xiéyì] #1,720
agreement
协会 [xiéhuì] #3,460
an association
协调 [xiétiáo] #6,606
to coordinate
协助 [xiézhù] #3,426
to provide assistance
妥协 [tuǒxié] #5,517
to compromise
协商 [xiéshāng] #10,199
to consult with
协定 [xiédìng] #7,602
agreement
政协 [ZhèngXié] #3,689
CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference)
协作 [xiézuò] #13,145
cooperation
协同 [xiétóng] #16,007
to cooperate
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 協力 [きょうりょく] #954
cooperation
⭐ 妥協 [だきょう] #7,552
compromise
⭐ 共同 [きょうどう] #7,865
cooperation
⭐ 協議 [きょうぎ] #8,084
conference
協力者 [きょうりょくしゃ] #9,453
collaborator
⭐ 協会 [きょうかい] #10,115
association
⭐ ご協力 [ごきょうりょく] #11,015
cooperation
⭐ 協定 [きょうてい] #17,473
arrangement
協力的 [きょうりょくてき] #19,714
cooperative
協力関係 [きょうりょくかんけい] #21,711
cooperative relation
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KOREAN WORDS (16)
협상 #14,069
negotiation; talk
협조 #14,433
cooperation; help; support
협회 #19,821
association; society
협정 #39,115
agreement; deal
농업 협동조합
agricultural cooperative association
타협
compromise; meeting halfway
타협안
compromise; compromise proposal
협동
cooperation; joining forces; collaboration
협동조합
cooperative association
협력
cooperation; collaboration; working together
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