• 1492nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 11 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xié (xie2)flank (the side of one's torso) • to coerce • to threaten

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xié (xie2)The component is pronounced as 'xié' (xie2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for xié (xie2)The component is pronounced as 'liè' (lie4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

威胁 (威脅)

Uncommon

胁迫 (脅迫)

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  • 1004th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 38 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (po4)to force • to compel • to approach or go towards • urgent • pressing

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

强迫 (強迫)
强迫症 (強迫症)

Uncommon

压迫 (壓迫)
窘迫 
紧迫 (緊迫)
被迫 
迫不及待 
迫不得已 
迫使 
迫切 
迫害 
迫于 (迫於)
逼迫 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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