to coerce; side of the body or torso

Animated Stroke Order 胁

胁 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 胁

胁 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
yào
yòng
bào
xié
rén
cóng

Do not use violence to coerce others into submission

2
bèi
xié
cóng
cān
fēi
huó
dòng

He was forced to participate in illegal activities as an accomplice

3
huán
jìng
rǎn
duì
jiàn
kāng
gòu
chéng
wēi
xié

Environmental pollution poses a threat to health

4
wēi
xié

He threatened me.

5
lǎo
bǎn
wēi
xié
yào
jiě

The boss threatened to fire him.

6
hòu
biàn
huà
duì
quán
qiú
shēng
tài
tǒng
gòu
chéng
le
yán
zhòng
wēi
xié

Climate change poses a serious threat to global ecosystems.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1422
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄝˊ
Components
UnicodeU+80C1
CangjieKSC
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality