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胁

Traditional: 脅 · 脇

xié

xié · hip3 (Jyutping)

  1. flank (the side of one's torso)
  2. to coerce
  3. to threaten
  4. variant of 脅|胁[xie2]

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Character breakdown

胁

Meaning
ribs, armpits; flank; threaten
Radical
⺼
Strokes
8
Components
⿰⺼办
Cangjie
BKSC
Four-corner
7423

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