| 挾 | |||
| clasp under arm; hold to bosom | |||
| Radical | 手扌才 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 7 | Total Strokes | 10 |
| Mandarin reading | xié jiā xiá | Cantonese reading | haap6 hip6 |
| Japanese on reading | kyou shou | Japanese kun reading | hasamu |
| Korean reading | hyep | Vietnamese reading | xáp |
| Simplified Variant(s) | 挟 | ||
| 挾 | [ jiā ] old variant of 夾|夹[jia1] |
| 挾 | [ xié ] to clasp under the arm, to coerce |
| 挾天子以令天下 | [ xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng tiān xià ] (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country |
| 挾天子以令諸侯 | [ xié tiān zǐ yǐ lìng zhū hoú ] (expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals |
| 挾帶 | [ xié daì ] to carry along, to carry on one's person, to carry secretly |
| 挾怨 | [ xié yuàn ] to hold a grudge |
| 挾持 | [ xié chí ] to seize |
| 挾持雇主 | [ xié chí gù zhǔ ] gherao (from Hindi, SE Asian method of protest) |
| 挾細拿粗 | [ xié xì ná cū ] to provoke |
| 挾製 | [ xié zhì ] forced submission, to exploit advantage to force sb to do one's bidding |
| ⇒ 裹挾 | [ guǒ xié ] to sweep along, to coerce |
| ⇒ 要挾 | [ yaō xié ] to threaten, to blackmail |