挟
xié HSK7

clasp under arm

挟 (挾) xié
clasp verb
to hold or carry something under the arm

他腋下挟着一个公文包。

tā yè​xià xié zhe yī gè gōng​wén​bāo.

He was carrying a briefcase under his arm.

coerce verb
to compel or force someone, typically by relying on power or position

他打算利用手中的证据要挟对方，从而获利。

tā dǎ​suàn lì​yòng shǒu zhōng de zhèng​jù yào xié duì​fāng, cóng'ér huò​lì.

He intends to use the evidence in his hands to blackmail the other party for profit.

harbor verb
to hold a feeling, such as resentment or a grudge, in one's mind

他对他挟怨在心。

tā duì tā xié yuàn zài xīn.

He bore a grudge against him.

Cross-References

Old variant of

Frequency
Character
Written text
2,816th most common 12.6 per million
Movie subtitles
2,932nd most common 3.86 per million appears in 2% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
0.120 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
4.03 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Traditional
挾
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+631F

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)