xiē

wedge

Senses

xiē (also xiè) wedge

(bound form) a wedge or peg; a piece of wood or metal thick at one end and thin at the other used to secure a joint or fill a gap

xiē (also xiè) to hammer in

to drive a wedge or nail into something; to hammer or wedge something into place

xiē (also xiè) doorpost

(literary) the side pillars or wooden posts of a door

xiē (also xiè) cherry tree

(archaic) a name for the cherry tree, 樱桃 yīng​táo

References

synonym 楔/楔 楔子/楔子
variant 楔/楔 揳/揳
see 楔/楔 椳闑扂楔/椳闑扂楔
same_as 楔/楔 樱桃/櫻桃
same_as 樱桃/櫻桃 楔/楔
synonym 櫼/櫼 楔/楔
same_as 槢/槢 楔/楔