xié

cooperate

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
十 sound component

  Sound component

shí

  

ten

劦 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

xiéliè

  

cooperate, combined labor

Evolution

協 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
協 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
協 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
協 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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xié

be united; cooperate; to cooperate; to harmonize; to help; to assist; to join

Most common words with 協
Freq.
Word
Meaning

协议

pact

协会

a society

协调

to coordinate

协助

to aid

妥协

to compromise