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挈

qiè

Character

What 挈 means

1. to raise
2. to lift
3. to take along (e.g. one's family)

Words starting with 挈

• 挈带qiè dàito take along
• 挈挈qiè qièalone; solitary

Words containing 挈

• 提挈tí qièto hold by the hand; fig. to nurture; to foster
• 提纲挈领tí gāng qiè lǐngto concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials

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
• 惬(literary) satisfied; content
• 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