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xiá = xi + a2
to govern / to control / having jurisdiction over / linchpin of a wheel (archaic) / noise of a barrow
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xiá = xi + a2
linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle) / (bound form) to govern; to have jurisdiction over
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How to pronounce 辖

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ a2 final

In the ashram’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

辖 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
hài = h + ai4
to do harm to / to cause trouble to / harm / evil / calamity
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chē = ch + e1
car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159
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= ju + Ø1
war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)
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Characters with 辖 as component

辖 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 辖

to administer / to have jurisdiction (over)
administrative region
municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city

Sentences with 辖

辖 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xiá

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