裹挟
guǒ​xié

coerce

裹 guǒ wrap

Components

衣
衣 Meaning component
yī clothes

clothes

果
果 Sound component
guǒ fruit

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkwaXs.[k]ˤo[r]ʔto wrap
Zhengzhangkloːlʔ
kloːls
Unicodeguɑ̌

說文解字

纏也。从衣果聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

挟 xié clasp under arm Simplified

Wedged 夹 in one's arms 扌; 夹 also provides the pronunciation

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
夹
夹 SoundMeaning component
jiā, jiá be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

挾 xié clasp under arm Traditional

Wedged 夾 in one's arms 扌; 夾 also provides the pronunciation

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand
夾
夾 SoundMeaning component
jiā, jiá be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthepm-kˤep (?)grasp
tsepS-kˤepgrasp
Zhengzhangskaːb
ɡeːb

說文解字

俾持也。从手夾聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)