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蝎

xiē

Character Traditional 蠍

What 蝎 means

1. bound formscorpion

Other readings

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

• xiēvariant of {蝎|xiē}

Example sentences

• 心宿二（天蝎座星）是一颗红色的星星。
  Xīnxiù'èr （ Tiānxiēzuò xīng ） shì yī kē hóngsè de xīngxing.
  Antares is a red star.

Words starting with 蝎

• 蝎子xiē ziscorpion
• 蝎虎座Xiē hǔ zuòLacerta (constellation)

Words containing 蝎

• 天蝎tiān xiēScorpio (constellation)
• 蛇蝎shé xiē(fig.) malevolent; treacherous
• 天蝎座Tiān xiē zuòScorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
• 蛇蝎美人shé xiē měi rénbeautiful but dangerous woman; femme fatale

Characters built on 曷

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

• 揭jiēto take the lid off; to expose; to unmask
• 歇xiēto rest; to take a break; to stop
• 竭jiéto exhaust
• 羯jiéram, esp. gelded; to castrate; deer's skin
• 碣jiéstone tablet

Characters that look like 蝎

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

• 竭jiéto exhaust
• 酶méienzyme; ferment
• 蝠fú(bound form) bat
• 蜴yìused in 蜥蜴
• 螨mǎnmite
• 缬xiéknot; tie a knot

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
• 楔wedge; to hammer in (variant of 揳
• 揳to hammer in (a nail); to drive (a wedge)
• 褉short garments
• 滊saline pond
• 猲short-snout dog