Dong Chinese dictionary

xié, jiā

clasp under arm

Wedged 夹 in one's arms 扌; 夹 also provides the pronunciation

Components

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu

hand

jiā, jiá, jià

be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

xié

clasp under arm; hold to bosom; to clasp under the arm; to coerce

jiā

old variant of 夾|夹[jiā]

Most common words with 挟

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