懂中文 Dong Chinese

俠

xiá

chivalrous person

Someone 亻 who supports 夾 others; 夾 also provides the pronunciation

Components
亻 meaning component

亻  Meaning component

rén

  

person

夾 sound,meaning component

夾  Sound Meaning component

jiā, jiá, jià

  

be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides

Evolution

俠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
俠 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
俠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

侠 (俠) 

xiá

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

Most common words with 俠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

侠

hero

大侠

knight

武侠

knight-errant

游侠

knight-errant

武侠小说

a martial arts (wuxia) novel