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挟
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coerce

HSK 10
Human →Actions
xié
キョウ、ショウ
はさ.む、はさ.まる、わきばさ.む、さしはさ.む
협
Wedged 夾 in one's arms 扌; 夾 also provides the pronunciation
Components
Traditional (挾)
扌 hand (side)+ 夾 press from both sides =
挾 coerce
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
夾 Meaning component
press from both sides
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Simplified (挟)
扌 hand (side)+ 夹 be wedged or =
挟 clasp under arm
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
夹 Meaning component
jiá be wedged or
variant of 夾|夹[jiá]
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
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)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
挟
Regular
Modern
Chinese
挟 / 挾 [jiā]
old variant of 夾|夹[jiā]
挟 / 挾 [xié]
to clasp under the arm; to coerce
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (10)
挟持 [xié​chí] #12,079
to seize
要挟 [yāo​xié] #12,997
to threaten
挟制 [xié​zhì] #47,468
forced submission
挟带 [xié​dài] #49,918
to carry along
挟天子以令诸侯 [xié​tiān​zǐ​yǐ​lìng​zhū​hóu] #57,593
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals
挟天子以令天下 [xié​tiān​zǐ​yǐ​lìng​tiān​xià]
(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country
挟怨 [xié​yuàn]
to hold a grudge
挟持雇主 [xié​chí​gù​zhǔ]
gherao (from Hindi, SE Asian method of protest)
挟细拿粗 [xié​xì​ná​cū]
to provoke
裹挟 [guǒ​xié]
to sweep along
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
⭐ 挟む [はさむ] #1,957
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks)
挟撃 [きょうげき] #27,509
attack on both sides
板挟み [いたばさみ] #28,368
being stuck between a rock and a hard place
差し挟む [さしはさむ] #34,656
to insert