侠

xiá

x+iá·2nd tone

knight-errant · brave and chivalrous

Radical: 亻 Strokes: 8

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假保任伏

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Character Decomposition

侠=亻+夹

Etymology

person

Meanings

knight-errant

brave and chivalrous

hero

heroic

xiá

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Words with 侠 70 total

knight · swordsman · noble warrior · chivalrous hero大侠dà xiá martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre) · knight-errant武侠wǔ xiá chivalrous person · knight-errant侠客xiá kè chivalry侠气xiá qì knight-errant侠士xiá shì chivalrous · chivalry · knight-errantry侠义xiá yì (fiction genre) xianxia; Chinese fantasy featuring immortals, spiritual cultivation 修仙 xiū xiān, and other supernatural elements仙侠xiān xiá knight-errant游侠yóu xiá chivalrous · helping the weak for the sake of justice任侠rèn xiá brave and chivalrous豪侠háo xiá Aquaman, DC comic book superhero (Tw)水行侠Shuǐ xíng xiá loner; lone wolf独行侠dú xíng xiá Spider-Man, comic book superhero蜘蛛侠Zhī zhū xiá Batman, comic book superhero蝙蝠侠Biān fú xiá Iron Man, comic book superhero钢铁侠Gāng tiě xiá

Idioms with 侠 3 total Chain

gentle feelings and chivalrous disposition (idiom)柔情侠骨róu qíng xiá gǔ

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