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cooperate

HSK 10 N2
xié
キョウ
Phonosemantic compound. 劦 represents the meaning and 十 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (協)
ten+ variant =
cooperate
Phonetic component
shí ten
ten, tenth
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Meaning component
xié variant
variant of U+5354 協
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Simplified (协)
ten+ handle =
cooperate
Phonetic component
shí ten
ten, tenth
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Simplified component
bàn handle
manage, do, handle
Shorthand for the 劦 component in the traditional character 協.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Bronze
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [xié]
to cooperate; to harmonize; to help; to assist; to join
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
かなう
Kanau given name
かなえ
Kanae female given name
かのう
Kanou given name
きょう
Kyō female given name
つとむ
Tsutomu unclassified name
ひろむ
Hiromu given name