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楔

xiē

Character

What 楔 means

1. wedge
2. to hammer in (variant of {揳|xiē})

Words starting with 楔

• 楔子xiē ziwedge; peg; stopper
• 楔形xiē xíngcuneiform (letters); wedge-shape
• 楔形物xiē xíng wùwedge
• 楔尾伯劳xiē wěi bó láo(bird species of China) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)
• 楔形文字xiē xíng wén zìcuneiform (Babylonian script)
• 楔尾鸥xiē wěi ōu(bird species of China) Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea)
• 楔尾绿鸠xiē wěi lǜ jiū(bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)
• 楔嘴鹩鹛xiē zuǐ liáo méi(bird species of China) Cachar wedge-billed babbler (Sphenocichla roberti)

Words containing 楔

• 扂楔diàn xiēdoor latch

Characters that look like 楔

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

• 模móto imitate; model; norm
• 裸luǒnaked
• 棋qíchess; chess-like game; a game of chess
• 棵kēclassifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
• 摒bìngto discard; to get rid of
• 锲qièto cut; to carve; to engrave

Sounds the same

Read xiē, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 些classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
• 歇to rest; to take a break; to stop
• 蝎(bound form) scorpion
• 揳to hammer in (a nail); to drive (a wedge)
• 褉short garments
• 滊saline pond
• 猲short-snout dog