Dong Chinese dictionary

xié

ribs

Simplified form of 脅. Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 劦 represents the sound.

Components

⺼ Meaning component

ròu

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

lì

power

Shorthand for the 劦 component in the traditional character 脅.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

xié

ribs; armpits; flank; threaten; flank (the side of one's torso); to coerce; to threaten

xié

variant of 脅|胁[xié]

Most common words with 胁

Sources