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Meaning of 协
Pinyin
xié
Radical
十
Strokes
6
Definition
cooperate / harmonize / to help / to assist / to join
Usage
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协
1.共同合作，和洽。
[En.] Joint cooperation, harmony.
2.帮助，辅助。
[En.] Help, assist.
1. 共同合作，和洽：
[En.] Joint cooperation, harmony: 协商 (negotiate), 协定 (agree), 协和 (harmonize), 协调 (coordinate), 协议 (convention).
2. 帮助，辅助：
[En.] Help, assist: 协助 (assist), 协同 (collaborate), 协理 (provide assistance).
协
協 xié
形
【本义】: 和睦;融洽
[En.] Original meaning: harmonious; in amity.
【造字法】: 会意。从办，从十。办亦声。办表示同力。十，表示众多。合起来表示众人同力。
[En.] Method of character formation: ideographic; composed of "办" (ban: to do) and "十" (ten). "办" also gives pronunciation, indicating joint effort; "十" signifies the multitude. Together, it represents the strength of many.
1. 同本义 ([En.] harmonious; in amity with)
引：
1.《说文》：协，众之同和也。
[En.] "Xie" is the harmony of the multitude.
2.《书·尧典》：协和万邦。
[En.] Harmonize with all nations.
3.《书·洪范》：协用五纪。
[En.] Harmonize with the five seasons.
4.《资治通鉴》：今刘表新亡，二子不协。
[En.] Liu Biao has just died; his sons are not in harmony.
5. 与彼协心。
[En.] Harmonize thoughts with them.
6. 协规同力。
[En.] Harmonize rules and work together.
7.《太玄·数》：声律相协而八音生。
[En.] The sounds harmonize to generate eight musical tones.
例：
如: 协允 (reasonable and fair), 协气 (harmonious spirit), 协恭 (friendly cooperation), 协睦, 协畅, 协调, 协泰 (harmony and peacefulness).
2. 合;共同 ([En.] joint; common)
引：
1.《国语·周语》：纪农协功。
[En.] The records of agriculture are a collective effort.
2.《书·盘庚下》：尔无共怒，协比谗言予一人。
[En.] Do not unite in anger against me to spread false words.
例：
如: 协谋 (joint strategy), 协爱 (shared love), 协庆 (joint celebration), 协比 (collude together for illicit activity).
协
協 xié
动
1. 调和;调整 ([En.] mediate)
引：
1.《礼记·孔子闲居》：协此四国。
[En.] Mediate among these four countries.
例：
如: 协正 (adjust and correct), 协序 (organize harmoniously), 协律 (harmonize music), 协顺 (make agreeable).
2. 帮助 ([En.] assist)
例：
如: 协饷 (financial aid from prosperous provinces to impoverished ones), 协济 (provide assistance), 协飞熊 (prophetic omen of a wise minister).
3. 顺服 ([En.] obey)
引：
1.《书·微子之命》：上帝时歆，下民祗协。
[En.] The deity favors the submission of the populace.
例：
如: 协从 (comply), 协附 (adhere), 协服 (submit).
4. 用同“胁”。逼迫 ([En.] force)
引：
1.《金声玉振集》：余皆协从。
[En.] I force all to comply.
5. 怀抱 ([En.] cherish)
例：
如: 协孕 (to be pregnant), 协私网 (cherish personal connections), 协情 (cherish feelings).
6. 符合 ([En.] conform)
引：
1.《国语·周语上》：实有爽德，协于丹朱。
[En.] There is virtue; it conforms with the good.
例：
如: 协韵 (conform to rhythm), 协义 (conform to propriety), 协句 (conform to phrase).
7. 合并 ([En.] incorporate)
例：
如: 协意 (merge meanings).
8. 勾结 ([En.] collude with)
例：
如: 协党 (conspire), 协比 (collude).
协
協 xié
名
清末新军的编制单位，在镇之下。三营为标，两标一协。相当于后代的旅
[En.] A unit formation of the new army in the late Qing Dynasty, below the town level; three battalions as a standard, two standards and one unit, equivalent to a brigade in later times.
引：
1.《儒林外史》：那本标三营，分防二协，都受他调遣。
[En.] The three battalions under his command divided duties among the two units.
例：
如: 协台 (deputy general).
to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one
CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference) / abbr. of 中國人民政治協商會議|中国人民政治协商会议[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Zheng4 zhi4 Xie2 shang1 Hui4 yi4]
to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one
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Input Method for 协
Pinyin
xie2
Wubi
flwy|fewy
Cangjie
jksc
Zhengma
edyo
Four Corner
44030
Unicode
U+534f
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