楔 — Chinese character
楔
xiē
to wedge; wedge, gatepost; forward
- Pinyin
- xiē
- Radical
- 75 ⽊ (Tree)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 木 契
- Formation
- pictophonetic — wood; meaning component 木; sound component 契
- Japanese
- 楔 as a kanji
Common words with 楔
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 楔形 | xiē xíng | cuneiform (letters); wedge-shape |
| 楔形文字 | xiē xíng wén zì | cuneiform (Babylonian script) |
| 楔子 | xiē zi | wedge; peg |
| 楔嘴鹩鹛 (楔嘴鷯鶥) | xiē zuǐ liáo méi | (bird species of China) Cachar wedge-billed babbler (Sphenocichla roberti) |
| 楔尾伯劳 (楔尾伯勞) | xiē wěi bó láo | (bird species of China) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus) |
| 楔尾绿鸠 (楔尾綠鳩) | xiē wěi lǜ jiū | (bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus) |
| 楔尾鸥 (楔尾鷗) | xiē wěi ōu | (bird species of China) Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea) |
| 楔形物 | xiē xíng wù | wedge |
English words written with 楔
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.