颉 (xié) · (of a bird) to fly upward, to contend (颉颃)

Meanings

1 (of a bird) to fly upward
2 to contend (颉颃)

Characters

颉

xié

(of a bird) to fly upward

Examples

HSK 7-9

两只鸟互相追逐，颉颃飞舞。

Liǎng zhī niǎo hùxiāng zhuīzhú, xiéháng fēiwǔ.

The two birds flew up and down chasing each other.

HSK 7-9

两队实力相颉颃，互不相让。

Liǎng duì shílì xiāng xiéháng, hùbùxiāngràng.

The two teams were evenly matched, neither giving way.

Tips

usage

Read xié, the character appears in 颉颃: birds flying up and down, and by extension two sides being evenly matched and unyielding.

Components

radical

页 yè

head; page

The head radical 页 links to the original 'neck / head' sense behind the xié reading; in the name use it serves mainly as the indexing radical.

phonetic

吉 jí

lucky; auspicious

Supplies the sound, drifted from jí to the readings jié and xié. The same phonetic drives 结 and 洁.

Stroke Order

颉 xié

Related Words

小鸟 xiǎoniǎo #5,563

small bird / little bird / birdie

飞过 fēiguò #7,310

to fly over; to fly past

飞越 fēiyuè #9,550

to fly over; to fly across / to soar over; to leap across

火鸡 huǒjī #4,169

turkey (bird)

翘 qiào HSK 7-9 #3,888

to stick up; to point upward / to raise (one end) / to warp; to curl up at the edges / to skip (class, work)

争霸 zhēngbà #3,567

to contend for hegemony / to vie for supremacy

斗 dòu HSK 7-9 #2,761

to fight; to struggle / to contend; to compete / to condemn; to censure (esp. in political struggle sessions) / to put together; to come together

飞行 fēixíng HSK 5 #2,324

to fly / flight / aviation

凤凰 fènghuáng HSK 7-9 #5,708

phoenix (Chinese mythical bird) / fenghuang

角 jué #1,916

role (in a play, film, opera) / to compete; to contend / ancient three-legged wine vessel / third note of the pentatonic scale