辖
xiá
linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle)
(bound form) to govern; to have jurisdiction over
cart (车) + phonetic (害) = pin that holds the wheel and keeps things in line
A linchpin locks a wheel to its axle, keeping the cart under control — so the character extended naturally to mean governing or having jurisdiction over. 害 contributes the sound xiá rather than the idea of harm.
这个县下辖三个镇。
zhè ge xiàn xià xiá sān ge zhèn.
This county has three towns under its jurisdiction.
该市管辖的范围很广，包括好几个区。
gāi shì guǎn xiá de fàn wéi hěn guǎng, bāo kuò hǎo jǐ ge qū.
The area under that city's jurisdiction is very wide, including quite a few districts.
Words with 辖
下辖
xià xiá
to administer; to have jurisdiction over
中央直辖市
zhōng yāng zhí xiá shì
municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision
市辖区
shì xiá qū
city district (a county-level administrative unit under prefecture-level cities, or sub-prefecture-level under sub-provincial cities)
直辖
zhí xiá
to govern directly
直辖市
zhí xiá shì
municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision
省辖市
shěng xiá shì
provincial city
管辖
guǎn xiá
to administer
统辖
tǒng xiá
to govern
辖制
xiá zhì
to control
辖区
xiá qū
administrative region