Taxonomy of meanings for 挾:　　

  • 挾 xié (OC: ɡeeb MC: ɦep) 胡頰切 入 廣韻：【懷也持也藏也護也 】
    • HOLD
      • vtoNhold (concealed) under one's armpit, clasp under the arm; keep to oneself [take/seize (with chopsticks)][CA]
      • vtoNpassivebe carried under one's armpit
      • vt2oNfigurative"hold (between each other)"> have between each other
      • secretly>CONCEAL
        • so as to keep safe>SAFEGUARD
          • abstract: as property>POSSESS
            • specific>WEAR
              • vtoNwear
            • onto for support>RELY ON
              • intensely>SQUEEZE
                • object person>EMBRACE
                  • military=浹>SURROUND
                    • result>RESTRAIN
                      • vtoNpassivebe constrained to
                      • generalised>CONTROL
                        • vtoNfigurativehave easy control of; have gained easy control of
                        • military>CONQUER
                          • vtoNmetaph: tuck under one's armpit, take control of easily;
                        • result>LEAD
                      • abstract>CONTAIN
                          • resulting feature>MIXED
                            • in mind>>THINK
                              • vtoNhave in mind, think of; harbour (motives); keep in mind and to oneself; concentrate on
                      • 挾 zā (OC: k-laaw MC: dziɛn) 作答切 入 廣韻：【 】
                      • xiéCOMPLETE
                        • vadV= jia1 浹: completely, generallyLZ
                      • xiéTAKE
                        • vtoNpick up (with chopsticks), takeCH
                      • xiéTHREATEN
                        • vtoNgain control of someone and try to get him to do something

                      Additional information about 挾

                      說文解字: 【挾】，俾持也。从手、夾聲。 【胡頰切】

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                      • HOLD

                        1. The most current general and neutral word for holding something in any way concrete or abstract is chí 持 (ant. shī 失 "lose hold of").

                        2. Zhí 執 is often inchoative "take hold of", and then comes to mean "hold on to, keep holding" as one goes along.

                        3. Cāo 操 refers to holding and holding onto something, often taking it along as one goes along, sometimes wielding it as a weapon.

                        4. Bǐng 秉 refers to clasping something firmly, often solemnly with both hands, and sometimes several things so as to hold and keep them together and not to let go.

                        5. Jiá 挾 refers specifically to holding something under one's armpit, but the word also has some more generalised uses.

                        6. Wò 握 and bǎ 把 are rather dramatic words referring to gripping something and not letting go of it.

                        7. Gǒng 拱 refers to holding something politely in both hands.

                      • THREATEN

                        1. The current general word for threatening is xié 脅.

                        2. Pò 迫 emphasises the direct or even physical element of coercion, proximity between actor and patient, and the word is remarkably common in passive usages.

                        3. Bī 逼 / 偪 refers to a mild form of often emotionally based more indirect pressure, and the word is commonly an active transitive verb with a direct object.

                        4. Xié 挾 refers to gaining control over someone and then trying to force him to do as one tells him.

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