to give; together with; and


Used as component in : xiě Made up of [ one radical 1]
Made with 3 strokes.
Ancient seal mark of unknown meaning
Ancient small seal form Small seal

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Also uses component: bǎi (hundred) bǐng (third in order) ; (no; not) ; chǒu (shameful) ; dàn (dawn) ; (virtue) ; huà (to draw) ; huò (maybe) ; jiāng (border) ; kāi (begin) ; (beautiful) ; liǎng (pair) ; měng (Mongol) ; miè (to extinguish) ; qiě (and) ; shì (life) ; zài (again) ; zhèng (correct)

Sounds same

(rain) ; (language)

Different tone

(fish) ; (fishing) ; (in) ; (jade) ; ; (jade) ; (to meet) ; (to wish for)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

与狐谋皮 yǔ hú móu pí Make an unrealistic request of someone who is bound to refuse. A pointless request requiring someone to act against their normal character
将欲取之,必先与之 jiāng yù qǔ zhī bì xiān yǔ zhī A strategy to maintain possession. By giving up something in the hope that it will be rewarded. The story is of a dispute with a greedy neighboring kingdom. Rather than oppose a kingdom volunteered to give up land. When the greed y neighbor continued to take advantage all the neighbors united against it and all the lands were returned.