缬 — Chinese character
缬
xié
knot; to tie a knot
- Pinyin
- xié
- Radical
- 120 ⽷ (Silk)
- Strokes
- 15
- Components
- 纟 颉
- Formation
- pictophonetic — thread; meaning component 纟; sound component 颉
- Traditional
- 纈
Common words with 缬
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 缬氨酸 (纈氨酸) | xié ān suān | valine (Val), an essential amino acid |
| 缬草 (纈草) | xié cǎo | valerian (Valeriana officinalis) |
English words written with 缬
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.
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