胁 (xié): flank (the side of one's torso), to coerce, to threaten
胁 (xié) is a Chinese character meaning “flank (the side of one's torso).” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (structural) and 办 (structural). It ranks #1485 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 胁 to control 办 another's body ⺼. Its radical form 肉 (meat) appears in many related characters such as 肉 (ròu, meat), 能 (néng, can), 背 (bèi, the back of a body or object).
Definitions
- flank (the side of one's torso)
- to coerce
- to threaten
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo control 办 another's body ⺼
Decomposition: ⿰⺼办 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 胁
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胁迫 | xié pò | to coerce |
| 胁持 | xié chí | to hold under duress |
| 军事威胁 | jūn shì wēi xié | military threat |
| 胁从犯 | xié cóng fàn | accomplice under duress |
| 潜在威胁 | qián zài wēi xié | potential threat |
| 迫胁 | pò xié | to coerce |
| 红胁绣眼鸟 | hóng xié xiù yǎn niǎo | (bird species of China) chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus) |
| 红胁蓝尾鸲 | hóng xié lán wěi qú | (bird species of China) red-flanked bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) |
| 胸胁 | xiōng xié | chest and hypochondrium |
| 斑胁田鸡 | bān xié tián jī | (bird species of China) band-bellied crake (Zapornia paykullii) |
| 骈胁 | pián xié | fused ribs (physical deformity) |
| 灰胁噪鹛 | huī xié zào méi | (bird species of China) grey-sided laughingthrush (Pterorhinus caerulatus) |
| 裹胁 | guǒ xié | to compel |
| 斑胁姬鹛 | bān xié jī méi | (bird species of China) Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis) |
| 褐胁雀鹛 | hè xié què méi | (bird species of China) rusty-capped fulvetta (Schoeniparus dubius) |
胁 appears in 16 compound words: 19 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 38 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 胁 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
胁字的写法很特别,让我印象深刻。
xié zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "胁" is written is quite unique and has left a deep impression on me.
...盟控美“多次违反贸易协议” 必要时将用反胁迫工具
. . . méng kòng měi duō cì wéi fǎn mào yì xié yì bì yāo shí jiāng yòng fǎn xié pò gōng jù
... The alliance accuses the United States of "repeatedly violating trade agreements" and will use anti-coercion tools if necessary
湾流在特朗普关税威胁后获得加拿大认证
wān liú zài tè lǎng pǔ guān shuì wēi xié hòu huò dé jiā ná dà rèn zhèng
Gulfstream gets Canadian certification after Trump tariff threat
川普关税威胁后 湾流获加拿大认证
chuān pǔ guān shuì wēi xié hòu wān liú huò jiā ná dà rèn zhèng
After Trump's tariff threat, Gulfstream was certified by Canada
马来西亚沙巴外海7.1级地震 无海啸威胁
mǎ lái xī yà shā bā wài hǎi 7 . 1 jí dì zhèn wú hǎi xiào wēi xié
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia, has no tsunami threat
...监管缺失的商业航天活动正成为大气污染新威胁
. . . jiān guǎn quē shī de shāng yè háng tiān huó dòng zhèng chéng wéi dà qì wū rǎn xīn wēi xié
... Commercial space activities without regulation are becoming a new threat to air pollution
你这是在威胁我吗?
Nǐ zhè shì zài wēixié wǒ ma?
Are you threatening me?
空气污染将会威胁我们的生存。
Kōngqìwūrǎn jiānghuì wēixié wǒmen de shēngcún.
Air pollution will be a threat to our survival.
有人被胁迫要杀这个政治家。
Yǒurén bèi xiépò yào shā zhège zhèngzhìjiā.
Someone was coerced to kill the politician.
我觉得我的名誉受到了威胁。
Wǒ juéde wǒ de míngyù shòudào le wēixié.
I felt that my honor was at stake.
Character Family
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