挟

挾
jiā
#2,810 most
frequent character
old variant of 夾|夹[jia1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

挟 combines 扌, a hand, with 夹 jiā, which means carrying something clamped under the arm; that part carries both meaning and sound. It first meant gripping something from both sides, then grew to forcing or coercing someone. Read jiā, it keeps the plain sense of gripping from both sides.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

挟xié
(bound form) to clasp under the arm

Homophones

HSK 1
家jiā
home, family
加jiā
add, increase, put in
夹jiā
clip, folder, press from both sides
佳jiā
beautiful, fine, good
嘉jiā
excellent, auspicious, to praise

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