How to write 脅

脅 (xié) Meaning: 1. The area from the armpit to the ribs. 2. Rib. 3. Side; lateral part. 4. Horse collar. 5. To coerce or threaten. 6. To demand. 7. Fear. Definitions: 1. The area from the armpit to the ribs. From "Shuowen Jiezi," "脅, two armpits." The term refers to the name of the armpit; its bones are called ribs, while in livestock they are referred to as ‘拍’ (pā). 2. Rib. As mentioned in "Zuo Zhuan, Year 23 of Duke Xi," "Cao Gong heard of the combined ribs and wanted to see it bare." 3. Side; lateral part. As explained in "Shi Ming," "脅驅, on the side outside the horse collar." From "Guangya," "脅 means lateral." 4. Horse collar. Mentioned in "Guangya," "the horse collar is called 脅." 5. To coerce or threaten. As per "Zuo Zhuan, Year 31 of Duke Zhao," "The duke wished to follow, but those who followed coerced him and did not let him return." 6. To demand. In "Gongyang Zhuan, Year 25 of Duke Zhuang," "Using red threads to make offerings, some said to pressure it." 7. Fear. From "Guangya," "脅 means fear." ---------------------------- 脅 (xié) 【noun】 - Definition: The area of the ribs under the armpit. - Character Composition: Phonetic-semantic compound. From 肉 (ròu, meat), and 劦 (xié, to bind). Meaning: 1. The upper part of the side of the human body. 2. Rib. 3. Side; lateral part. Examples: - 脅胑 (xiézhì): Referring to the area from the armpit to above the waist. - 脅不沾席 (xiébuzhānxí): Describing a diligent Buddhist practitioner. - 脅盾 (xiédùn): Referring to the shield or its variant. ---------------------------- 脅 (xié) 【verb】 - Meaning: To coerce. - Example: "In the Book of Rites, it is said to coerce a ruler." - Additional Example: "In the Guoyu, it is said coercively done." Meaning: 1. To forcibly compel others using power. 2. To coerce or compel. Examples: - 脅君 (xiéjūn): To coerce the ruler; the ruler being coerced. - 脅服 (xiéfú): To enforce obedience. 3. To contract or shrink. Examples: - 脅肩 (xiéjiān): To raise shoulders, showing reverence. - 脅肩低眉 (xiéjiāndīméi): Shrinking shoulders and lowering head, to feign respect and fear. ---------------------------- 脅 (xié) - To hinder. - Source: "Guangyun," "脅 means hinder." ---------------------------- 脅 (xié) - To contract; to converge. - Source: "Jiyun," "脅, to shrink shoulders, denotes a state of fear."