Chinese Word: 楔 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

楔

Pinyin: xiē

English Definition: to wedge; wedge

Chinese Definition:
①填充器物的空隙使其牢固的木橛、木片等：楔子。楔形文字。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 木

Pictophonetic:契 indicates the sound; 木 (wood) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 契 [ qì ] deed, bond, contract; to engrave

Similar Characters: 禊揳

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楔形文字	xiē xíng wén zì	cuneiform (Babylonian script)
楔子	xiē zi	wedge; peg; stopper; prologue (in some modern novels); prologue or interlude in Yuan dynasty drama
楔形	xiē xíng	cuneiform (letters); wedge-shape
楔嘴鹩鹛	xiē zuǐ liáo méi	(bird species of China) Cachar wedge-billed babbler (Sphenocichla roberti)
楔尾伯劳	xiē wěi bó láo	(bird species of China) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)

1		dàn 但 mìng yùn 命运 qū shǐ 驱使 zhe 着 tā 它 tiě 铁 xiē 楔 But Fate does iron wedges drive
2		zhè xiē 这些 é wài 额外 de 的 mù xiē 木楔 shì 是 yǐ fáng wàn yī 以防万一 de 的。 These were extra wedges in case they should be needed.
3		zhè 这 zhāng 张 zhuō zi 桌子 bì xū 必须 xiē 楔 láo 牢， yīn wèi 因为 tā 它 bù wěn 不稳。 This table must be wedged up because it is unsteady.
4		tā 它 de 的 zhù yì lì 注意力 jí zhōng 集中 zài 在 shàng fāng 上方 fēi guò 飞过 de 的 xiē 楔 wěi 尾 yīng 鹰。 Her attention is fixed on the wedge-tailed eagle flying above.
5		jiě fàng 解放 zhèng zhì 政治 bǎ 把 wèi lái 未来 de 的 jiān lì 尖利 de 的 mò duān 末端 xiē 楔 jìn 进 le 了 xiàn shí 现实 de 的 xīn zàng 心脏 zhōng 中。 Emancipatory politics inserts the thin end of the wedge of the futureinto the heart of the present.

1		dàn 但 mìng yùn 命运 qū shǐ 驱使 zhe 着 tā 它 tiě 铁 xiē 楔 But Fate does iron wedges drive
2		zhè xiē 这些 é wài 额外 de 的 mù xiē 木楔 shì 是 yǐ fáng wàn yī 以防万一 de 的。 These were extra wedges in case they should be needed.
3		zhè 这 zhāng 张 zhuō zi 桌子 bì xū 必须 xiē 楔 láo 牢， yīn wèi 因为 tā 它 bù wěn 不稳。 This table must be wedged up because it is unsteady.
4		tā 它 de 的 zhù yì lì 注意力 jí zhōng 集中 zài 在 shàng fāng 上方 fēi guò 飞过 de 的 xiē 楔 wěi 尾 yīng 鹰。 Her attention is fixed on the wedge-tailed eagle flying above.
5		jiě fàng 解放 zhèng zhì 政治 bǎ 把 wèi lái 未来 de 的 jiān lì 尖利 de 的 mò duān 末端 xiē 楔 jìn 进 le 了 xiàn shí 现实 de 的 xīn zàng 心脏 zhōng 中。 Emancipatory politics inserts the thin end of the wedge of the futureinto the heart of the present.