xié

to carry

to take along; to bring along; to hold (hands); also pr. [xi1]

hand (扌) + sound-hint (隽) = carry or hold along

The hand radical drives the meaning — to carry, lead, or hold in hand. 隽 contributes the sound xié and does not add semantic weight here.

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带有效证件来办理手续。

qǐng xié dài yǒu xiào zhèng jiàn lái bàn lǐ shǒu xù。

please bring a valid ID to handle the procedures.

着孩子的手走过了那条街。

tā xié zhe hái zi de shǒu zǒu guò le nà tiáo jiē。

he held the child's hand and walked across that street.

Words with 携

便携

biàn xié

portable

便携式

biàn xié shì

portable

扶老携幼

fú lǎo xié yòu

taking everyone along, young and old

提携

tí xié

to lead by the hand

携家带口

xié jiā dài kǒu

(idiom) to take all one's family along; encumbered by a family; tied down by family obligations

携家带眷

xié jiā dài juàn

to take all one's family along (idiom); encumbered by a family

携带

xié dài

to carry (on one's person)

携带者

xié dài zhě

(medicine) carrier (of a recessive gene, virus etc)

携手

xié shǒu

hand in hand

携手并肩

xié shǒu bìng jiān

hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder

携手同行

xié shǒu tóng xíng

to walk hand in hand

携款

xié kuǎn

to take funds (esp. illegally or corruptly obtained)

More characters with 扌