Taxonomy of meanings for 挈:　　

  • 挈 qiè (OC: kheed MC: kʰet) 苦結切 入 廣韻：【提挈又持也 】
    • CARRY
      • vtoNMO: lift up and take along (Mount Taishan and cross a river with it); hold up (for the ruler to use); take and hold up as a standard; generally: hold
      • vtoNpassivebe lifted and carried around
    • CUT
      • vtoNcut into, cut (throat etc)
    • ENGRAVE
      • vtoNengrave or carve in wood or bone
      • vt[oN]engagein engraving
    • LIFT
      • vtoNlift (LJ)
    • PROMOTE
      • REFER TO
        • HOLD
          • = 契
        • qièGOVERN
          • vtoNfigurativeDELETELZ

        Additional information about 挈

        說文解字: 【挈】，縣持也。从手、㓞聲。 【苦結切】

          Criteria
        • CARRY

          1. The commonest words refer to carrying things on one's back is fù 負, and the word is also common in figurative senses.

          2. Dān 擔 refer to carrying things on a shoulder pole, but the word is still fairly rare in pre-Buddhist texts.

          3. Hè 荷 is to carry over one's shoulder, sometimes on a pole.

          4. Rén 任 refers to bearing something in one's arms.

          5. Huái 懷 and bào 抱 can refer to carrying things in one's arms so as to protect them. See also EMBRACE

          6. Dài 帶 is specifically to carry things along on one's belt, but the word is used more generally for "take along" also in ancient texts.

          7. Pèi 佩 is to wear or carry very small objects on the waist. See WEAR

          8. Qiè 挈 is to carry fairly small objects with one arm.

          9. Gāng 扛 refers to lifting and possibly also carrying along heavy objects, typically as a feat. See primarily LIFT

          NP: Káng 扛 "carry on one's shoulders" is a late colloquialism.

          Word relations
        • Synon: (LIFT)舉/LIFT The most general and the most current word for lifting up anything, in literal as well as figurative senses is jǔ 舉.