携

xié

x+ié·2nd tone

to carry · to take along

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 13

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Character Decomposition

携=扌+隽

Etymology

hand

Meanings

to carry

to take along

to bring along

to hold (hands)

also pr. xī

xié

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Words with 携 70 total

to lead by the hand · to guide · to support提携tí xié to carry (on one's person) · to support (old) · Taiwan pr. xī dài携带xié dài

Idioms with 携 9 total Chain

taking everyone along, young and old · to look after the elderly and the young扶老携幼fú lǎo xié yòu lit. lead the old and support the weak (idiom) · fig. to help the elderly and the infirm; also written as 携老扶幼 or 携老挈幼携老扶弱xié lǎo fú ruò