Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 挟


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Meaning

to coerce, to clasp under the arm

Pronunciation

xié

Explanation

Left: hand right: squeezed in (A husband between persons (=) is squeezed; cf. 挾)

Mnemonic

A hand that is squeezed in, is "coercing".

Radicals

hand
squeeze in
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Vocabulary

要挟 yāo xié to threaten
挟持 xié chí to seize
裹挟 guǒ xié to sweep along; to coerce

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