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楔
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wedge

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Trees
xiē
ケツ、セツ
くさび、ほうだて
설
Components
木 tree+ 契 contract =
楔 wedge
木 Meaning component
mù tree
wood
契 Phonetic component
qì contract
deed, contract, bond
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Notes
Similar Characters
乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such柰 crab-apple tree
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
楔
Regular
Modern
Chinese
楔 [xiē]
to wedge; wedge
Japanese
楔 、 轄 くさび 同音

noun

  1. usually kana wedge; chock; linchpin; lynchpin
  2. usually kana tie; bond
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
ねじ、てこ、くさび、滑車などは単一機械と呼ばれる。
The screw, the lever, the wedge, the pulley, etc. are called simple machines.
Japanese Names
楔 せつ
Setsu female given name
CHINESE WORDS (13)
楔子 [xiē​zi] #38,763
wedge
楔形文字 [xiē​xíng​wén​zì] #62,243
cuneiform (Babylonian script)
扂楔 [diàn​xiē]
door latch
楔嘴鹩鹛 [xiē​zuǐ​liáo​méi]
(bird species of China) Cachar wedge-billed babbler (Sphenocichla roberti)
楔嘴鹩鹛 [xiē​zuǐ​liáo​méi]
(bird species of China) Cachar wedge-billed babbler (Sphenocichla roberti)
楔尾伯劳 [xiē​wěi​bó​láo]
(bird species of China) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)
楔尾伯劳 [xiē​wěi​bó​láo]
(bird species of China) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)
楔尾绿鸠 [xiē​wěi​lǜ​jiū]
(bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)
楔尾绿鸠 [xiē​wěi​lǜ​jiū]
(bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)
楔尾鸥 [xiē​wěi​'ōu]
(bird species of China) Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea)
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JAPANESE WORDS (14)
楔 [くさび] #23,334
wedge
楔を打ち込む [くさびをうちこむ] #59,044
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences)
くさび形 [くさびがた] #96,487
wedge shape
楔形文字 [くさびがたもじ] #127,643
cuneiform (writing)
楔状 [けつじょう] #180,612
wedge-shaped
楔子 [けっし] #203,240
wedge
楔を刺す [くさびをさす] #215,472
to make sure (of)
くさび石 [くさびいし] #257,264
keystone
割り楔 [わりくさび]
split wedge
間の楔 [あいのくさび]
wedge (for securing objects together)
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