Chinese symbol for “wedge”
楔
xiē
wedge; to hammer in (variant of 揳 (xiē))
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wedge is 楔 (xiē), defined as: wedge; to hammer in (variant of 揳 (xiē)).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “wedge”
Related words
Other words that share a character 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) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wedge”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.