Chinese Word: 辖 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

辖 (Trad.: 轄)HSK 6

Pinyin: xiá

English Definition: to govern; to control; having jurisdiction over; linchpin of a wheel (archaic); noise of a barrow

Chinese Definition:
①插在轴端孔内的车键，使轮不脱落。
②管理：辖区。辖境。辖制。管辖。统辖。直辖。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 車

Pictophonetic:害 indicates the sound; 车 (cart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 车 [ chē ] cart, vehicle; to move in a cart
- 害 [ hài ] to injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill

Similar Characters: 轻

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直辖市	zhí xiá shì	municipality, namely: Beijing 北京 , Tianjin 天津 , Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重庆 , the first level administrative subdivision; province level city; also called directly governed city
辖区	xiá qū	administrative region
管辖HSK 6	guǎn xiá	to administer; to have jurisdiction (over)
下辖	xià xiá	administered by; under the rule of
直辖	zhí xiá	to govern directly