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CHINESE CHARACTER

侠 (xiá): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

xiá
chivalrous person; knight-errant
HSK 7-98 strokes

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Primary radical

亻 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 侠.

Phonetic component

夹 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 8

Write 侠 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 侠 (xiá) mean in Chinese?

chivalrous person; knight-errant

How do you write 侠 in stroke order?

侠 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 侠?

亻 is the radical in 侠. It is the person side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 侠?

武侠 (wǔxiá): martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant.