挟 xié to seize
怎么记住“挟”: 扌 hand + 夹 squeeze = to seize. When the old man stumbles on the stairs, a teenager reaches out one quick hand to seize his arm and squeeze it tight.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
挟 = 扌 hand + 夹 squeeze
- 扌 hand meaning
- 夹 squeeze sound
When the old man stumbles on the stairs, a teenager reaches out one quick hand to seize his arm and squeeze it tight.
How it came to be
The hand gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- To hold under the arm; to coerce/hold hostage: 挟持 (xiéchí) to hold hostage/hijack, 要挟 (yāoxié) to blackmail/coerce.
- 挟天子以令诸侯 (xié tiānzǐ yǐ lìng zhūhóu) = to control the emperor to command the lords: using leverage over someone to dominate others.