How to write 挈

挈 [qiè] 1. 用手提着。 (To lift with the hand.) 提～。提纲～领。 (Lift something, like holding the outline.) 2. 带，领。 (To take along, to lead.) ～带。～眷。扶老～幼。 (To take a group, to lead family members, to assist the elderly and young.) 3. 同“锲”，刻。 (Same as "carve.") (To engrave or carve.) 4. 通“契”。契约，书契。 (Same as "contract." A written agreement.) (【English】: contract) 5. 【本义】: 提起 (Original meaning: to lift.) 6. 【造字法】: 形声。 (Character formation method: phonetic and semantic.) 7. 【引】 - 《汉书·沟洫志》：今内史稻田租挈重。 (From Han Shu: The inner historian's rice field's rent is burdensome.) - 卫觊《魏受禅表》：书挈所录帝王遗事。 (From Wei Shouchan Biao: The manuscript records the imperial legacy.) 引申意思： 1. 同本义 ([En.] lift) 例: 若挈裘领。 (Example: To lift a fur coat by the collar.) 2. 带领 ([En.] take along) 例: 挈国之辞也。 (Example: To take along the terms of the nation.) 例: 挈家侨居邑东。 (Example: To lead the family to dwell in the eastern village.) 3. 提携 ([En.] promote) 例: 挈带(提携)。 (Example: To take along or promote.) 4. 通“契”。刻 ([En.] carve) 例: 旦算祀于挈龟。 (Example: To count offerings in connection with the divination turtle.) 5. 通“洯”。刀刻 ([En.] carve; engrave) 例: 廷尉挈令。 (Example: The court official carved the order.)