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惬

qiè

Character Traditional 愜

What 惬 means

1. literarysatisfied; content

Other readings

惬 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• qièvariant of {惬|qiè}

Words starting with 惬

• 惬意qiè yìsatisfied; pleased; contented

Characters built on 夹

These share the phonetic component 夹 (jiā), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 挟xié(bound form) to clasp under the arm; (bound form) to coerce…
• 箧qièchest; box; trunk

Characters that look like 惬

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 强qiángstrong; powerful; better
• 悄qiāoused in 悄悄
• 悟wùto comprehend; to apprehend; to become aware
• 惕tìfearful; respectful
• 犊dúcalf; sacrificial victim
• 愠yùnindignant; feel hurt

Sounds the same

Read qiè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 切definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!…
• 窃to steal; secretly; (humble) I
• 怯timid; cowardly; rustic
• 锲to cut; to carve; to engrave
• 妾concubine; I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)
• 砌used in 砌末
• 挈to raise; to lift; to take along (e.g. one's family)
• 箧chest; box; trunk
• 帹man's headband (arch.)
• 朅to leave; to abandon
• 踥to walk with small steps
• 趄to slant; to incline