脅 (hip3 | xie2) : flank; ribs; coerce

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脅

hip3

xie2

[1] flank [side of human body between armpit and waist]; ribs; armpit
[2] coerce; threaten; force
[3] shrug (shoulders)

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 肉 (#130)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

脅 / 胁

This word has been viewed 3372 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Feb 2010 01:10

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威脅 wai1 hip3 wei1 xie2 = to threaten; to menace

軍事威脅 gwan1 si6 wai1 hip3 jun1 shi4 wei1 xie2 = military threat

潛在威脅 cim4 zoi6 wai1 hip3 qian2 zai4 wei1 xie2 = potential threat; potential menace

要脅 jiu1 hip3 yao1 xie2 = coerce; threaten; blackmail

兩脅插刀 loeng5 hip3 caap3 dou1 liang3 xie2 cha1 dao1 = to risk one's life for a friend; to sustain two knife wounds for a friend

脅持 hip3 ci4 xie2 chi2 = to hold or seize under duress

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Decimal representation of this word: 脅
Unicode code for this character: U+8105 (off-site link)

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