Chinese Character: 胁 (xié - Threaten)
Radical: 月 (moon radical)
Stroke Count: 8 (8 strokes)
Character Decomposition: 月 + 办 (moon + handle)
Stroke Order:
Pinyin: xié (second tone)
胁 primarily means threaten, and is used in various contexts related to coercion and intimidation.
胁是首要使用的动作词, 并且还可以用在复合词中描述各种强迫和威胁.
In Chinese culture, 胁反映传统实践中的道德重要性, 诸如 Confucianism 和日常生活.
他威胁要揭露这个秘密。(Tā wēi xié yào jiē lù zhè gè mì mì.)
He threatened to reveal the secret.
Remember 胁 as "moon handle" - the 月 represents moon, and 办 means handle, together forming the concept of threatening.