Dong Chinese dictionary

xiá

chivalrous person

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 夹 represents the sound. Simplified form of 俠.

Components

亻 Meaning component

rén

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

夹 Sound component

jiā, jiá, jià

be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

xiá

chivalrous person; knight-errant; brave and chivalrous; hero; heroic

Most common words with 侠

Sources