# 夾

| 夾 | U+593E, &#22846; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-593E |
| ← 夽 [U+593D] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 夿 → [U+593F] |

## Translingual
### Han character

夾 (Kangxi radical 37, 大+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 大人人 (KOO), four-corner 4003$_8$, composition ⿻大从)

#### Derived characters

* 俠 (侠), 挾 (挟), 頰 (頬, 颊), 狹 (狭), 莢 (荚), 陜 (陕), 㛍 (𮰿), 浹 (浃), 唊 (𰇕), 䩡, 䀹 (𥅴), 翜 (𰭢), 梜 (𬂩), 郟 (郏), 㤲 (𫺁), 匧, 綊, 蛺 (蛱), 㽠, 䵌, 鋏 (𨦇, 铗), 㾜, 𠩘, 𤲍

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 250, character 10
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5867
* Dae Jaweon: page 509, character 20
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 529, character 18
* Unihan data for U+593E

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 夾 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Qin slip script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 瘞 | *qrebs |
| 瘱 | *qeːbs |
| 脥 | *kʰemʔ |
| 浹 | *skaːb, *skeːb |
| 挾 | *skaːb, *ɡeːb |
| 夾 | *kreːb |
| 郟 | *kreːb |
| 筴 | *sʰreːɡ, *kreːb, *keːb |
| 裌 | *kreːb |
| 鵊 | *kreːb |
| 狹 | *ɡreːb |
| 峽 | *ɡreːb |
| 硤 | *ɡreːb |
| 陜 | *ɡreːb |
| 陿 | *ɡreːb |
| 翜 | *sraːb, *srɯːb |
| 梜 | *kraːb, *keːb |
| 頰 | *keːb |
| 莢 | *keːb |
| 鋏 | *keːb |
| 蛺 | *keːb |
| 唊 | *keːb |
| 悏 | *kʰeːb |
| 匧 | *kʰeːb |
| 愜 | *kʰeːb |
| 篋 | *kʰeːb |
| 俠 | *ɡeːb |
| 綊 | *ɡeːb |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) – one person (大) holding two other people (人) under his arm, or two people (人) sandwiching a person (大).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiā, jiá
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ, ㄐㄧㄚˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap$^3$ / gap$^3$ / gip$^6$ / gep$^6$ / gaap$^{3-2}$ / gip$^{6-2}$ / gep$^{6-2}$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kia̍p
    (Hailu, HRS): giab$^ˋ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): giab$^6$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gieh$^6$ / ge$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kap / kiap / giap
    (Teochew, Peng'im): giab$^8$ / goih$^8$ / goih$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^7$kaq; $^7$ciaq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiā
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jia
*** Wade–Giles: chia$^1$
*** Yale: jyā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jia
*** Palladius: цзя (czja)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiá
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiá
*** Wade–Giles: chia$^2$
*** Yale: jyá
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jya
*** Palladius: цзя (czja)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ä³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaap$^3$ / gap$^3$ / gip$^6$ / gep$^6$ / gaap$^{3-2}$ / gip$^{6-2}$ / gep$^{6-2}$
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaap$^8$ / gap$^8$ / gip$^9$ / gep$^9$ / gaap$^{8-2}$ / gip$^{9-2}$ / gep$^{9-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gab$^3$ / geb$^3$ / gib$^6$ / géb$^6$ / gab$^{3-2}$ / gib$^{6-2}$ / géb$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːp̚³/, /kɐp̚³/, /kiːp̚²/, /kɛːp̚²/, /kaːp̚³⁻³⁵/, /kiːp̚²⁻³⁵/, /kɛːp̚²⁻³⁵/
* gaap3-2, gip6-2, gep6-2 - “clip; folder”.
* Middle Chinese: keap
Rime :
| Character | 夾 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 洽 (152) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 古洽切 |
| Baxter | keap |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠɛp̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚæp̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kɐp̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kəɨp̚/ |
| Li Rong | /kɐp̚/ |
| Wang Li | /kɐp̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kăp̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jia |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gaap$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤ<r>ep/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kreːb/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 夾 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jiā |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kɛp › |
| Old Chinese | /*kˁ<r>ep/ |
| English | press between |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 夾 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 5891 |
| Phonetic component | 夾 |
| Rime group | 盍 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 夾 |
| Old Chinese | /*kreːb/ |

##### Definitions

夾
* to squeeze between; to pinch; to clamp; to hold between
* to carry under one's arm
* to place in between; to be located between; to be wedged between
* on or from both sides
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to support; to assist
* to mix; to intermingle; to intersperse
* clip; clamp
* folder; wallet
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) torture device used to squeeze the ankles
    Synonym: 夾棍 / 夹棍 (jiāgùn)
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) wharf by a river
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Short for 夾室／夹室.
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Short for 夾鐘／夹钟.
* (Cantonese, figuratively) to remove; to take away
* (Canada, US) intersection of (clarification of this definition is needed)

##### Compounds

* 三夾板 / 三夹板
* 二夾脖子 / 二夹脖子
* 內外夾攻 / 内外夹攻
* 剪票夾 / 剪票夹
* 報夾 / 报夹
* 夾七夾八 / 夹七夹八
* 夾克 / 夹克 (jiākè)
* 夾具 / 夹具 (jiājù)
* 夾剪 / 夹剪 (jiājiǎn)
* 夾剪艙 / 夹剪舱
* 夾和 / 夹和
* 夾單 / 夹单
* 夾壁 / 夹壁
* 夾子 / 夹子 (jiāzi)
* 夾室 / 夹室
* 夾屁股 / 夹屁股
* 夾層 / 夹层 (jiācéng)
* 夾層屋 / 夹层屋
* 夾岸 / 夹岸 (jiā'àn)
* 夾布子 / 夹布子
* 夾帳 / 夹帐
* 夾帶 / 夹带 (jiādài)
* 夾彩塑 / 夹彩塑
* 夾心餅乾 / 夹心饼干 (jiāxīn bǐnggān)
* 夾擊 / 夹击 (jiājī)
* 夾攻 / 夹攻 (jiāgōng)
* 夾杖 / 夹杖
* 夾板 / 夹板 (jiābǎn)
* 夾板船 / 夹板船
* 夾棍 / 夹棍 (jiāgùn)
* 夾槍帶棒 / 夹枪带棒
* 夾殺 / 夹杀
* 夾注 / 夹注
* 夾河 / 夹河 (jiāhé)
* 夾注號 / 夹注号
* 夾界 / 夹界
* 夾磨 / 夹磨
* 夾萬 / 夹万
* 夾緊 / 夹紧
* 夾縫 / 夹缝 (jiāfèng)
* 夾纈 / 夹缬
* 夾肝 / 夹肝
* 夾背心子 / 夹背心子
* 夾腦 / 夹脑
* 夾腦風 / 夹脑风
* 夾著尾巴 / 夹著尾巴
* 夾被摩痛 / 夹被摩痛
* 夾角 / 夹角 (jiājiǎo)
* 夾路 / 夹路
* 夾輔 / 夹辅 (jiāfǔ)
* 夾道 / 夹道 (jiādào)
* 夾道歡迎 / 夹道欢迎
* 夾雜 / 夹杂 (jiāzá)
* 夾餡兒 / 夹馅儿
* 左右夾攻 / 左右夹攻
* 打夾帳 / 打夹帐
* 書夾 / 书夹
* 檔案夾 / 档案夹
* 欺瞞夾帳 / 欺瞒夹帐
* 河夾 / 河夹 (Héjiā)
* 活頁夾 / 活页夹
* 火夾 / 火夹 (huǒjiá)
* 爆夾 / 爆夹
* 皮夾 / 皮夹 (píjiā)
* 皮夾兒 / 皮夹儿
* 皮夾子 / 皮夹子 (píjiāzi)
* 萬字夾 / 万字夹 (wànzìjiā)
* 竹夾膝 / 竹夹膝
* 胡桃夾子 / 胡桃夹子 (hútáojiāzi)
* 領帶夾 / 领带夹 (lǐngdàijiā)
* 食夾棍 / 食夹棍
* 首尾夾攻 / 首尾夹攻
* 髮夾 / 发夹 (fàjiā)

#### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiá (jia$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap$^3$
* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): goih$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiá
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiá
*** Wade–Giles: chia$^2$
*** Yale: jyá
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jya
*** Palladius: цзя (czja)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ä³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaap$^3$
*** Yale: gaap
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaap$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gab$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːp̚³/
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: goih$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: koih
*** Sinological IPA : /koiʔ²/

##### Definitions

夾
* double-layered; lined
    alt. forms: 袷, 裌 / 夹
* Alternative form of 袷 (“lined garment”)
* a surname

##### Compounds

* 夾衣 / 夹衣 (jiáyī)
* 夾袍 / 夹袍
* 夾被 / 夹被
* 夾襖 / 夹袄 (jiá'ǎo)

#### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiā, jiá, jià (jia$^1$, jia$^2$, jia$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ, ㄐㄧㄚˊ, ㄐㄧㄚˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiā
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jia
*** Wade–Giles: chia$^1$
*** Yale: jyā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jia
*** Palladius: цзя (czja)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiá
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiá
*** Wade–Giles: chia$^2$
*** Yale: jyá
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jya
*** Palladius: цзя (czja)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ä³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jià
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jià
*** Wade–Giles: chia$^4$
*** Yale: jyà
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiah
*** Palladius: цзя (czja)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaap$^3$
*** Yale: gaap
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaap$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gab$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːp̚³/

##### Definitions

夾
* Only used in 夾竹桃／夹竹桃 (jiāzhútáo) and 夾生／夹生 (jiāshēng).

#### Compounds

* 做夾生飯 / 做夹生饭
* 夾生 / 夹生
* 夾生飯 / 夹生饭 (jiāshengfàn)
* 夾竹桃 / 夹竹桃
* 煮夾生飯 / 煮夹生饭

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): gā, jiá (ga$^1$, jia$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄚ, ㄐㄧㄚˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap$^3$ / gaak$^3$
* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): goih$^8$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gā
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ga
*** Wade–Giles: ka$^1$
*** Yale: gā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ga
*** Palladius: га (ga)
*** Sinological IPA : /kä⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiá
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiá
*** Wade–Giles: chia$^2$
*** Yale: jyá
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jya
*** Palladius: цзя (czja)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ä³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaap$^3$ / gaak$^3$
*** Yale: gaap / gaak
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaap$^8$ / gaak$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gab$^3$ / gag$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːp̚³/, /kaːk̚³/
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: goih$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ko̍ih
*** Sinological IPA : /koiʔ⁴/

#### Definitions

夾
* Only used in 夾肢窩／夹肢窝 (gāzhiwō).

### Etymology 3

From 合 (MC kop). Compare Hokkien 佮 (“and; with”) and Teochew 佮 (“and; with”). For sound development, compare modern Cantonese 鴿／鸽 (gaap3), from 鴿 (MC kop).

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap$^3$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gor$^5$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kah
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaap$^3$
*** Yale: gaap
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaap$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gab$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːp̚³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gor$^5$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: gō̤
*** Sinological IPA : /kɒ²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah
*** Tâi-lô: kah
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kaq
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kaʔ³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kaʔ⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaʔ³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kaʔ³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaʔ³²/

#### Definitions

夾
* (Cantonese) also; and
* (Cantonese) well-matched; matching; harmonious
       keoi$^5$ dei$^6$ loeng$^5$ go$^3$ hou$^2$ gaap$^3$! [Jyutping]
       The two of them are well-matched!
* (Cantonese, Hokkien) to match; to fit
* (Cantonese) to coordinate
       nei$^5$ dei$^6$ gaap$^3$ maai$^4$ zing$^2$ gu$^2$ ngo$^5$! [Jyutping]
       You've been coordinating together to play a prank on me!
    夾時間／夹时间 [Cantonese] ― gaap$^3$ si$^4$ gaan$^3$ [Jyutping] ― to arrange for a meeting time
    夾口供／夹口供 [Cantonese] ― gaap$^3$ hau$^2$ gung$^1$ [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    夾band／夹band [Cantonese] ― gaap$^3$ ben$^1$ [Jyutping] ― to jam as a band
* (Cantonese) to share
    夾account／夹account [Cantonese] ― gaap$^3$ aa$^6$ kaang$^1$ [Jyutping] ― to share account
* (Cantonese) to contribute; to chip in
       ngo$^5$ dei$^6$ gei$^2$ go$^3$ gaap$^3$ cin$^4$ maai$^5$ zo$^2$ fan$^6$ lai$^5$ mat$^6$ bei$^2$ keoi$^5$. [Jyutping]
       We all chipped in some money to buy a gift for her.
       jat$^1$ cai$^4$ gaap$^3$ gaap$^3$ tiu$^4$ sou$^3$ dim$^2$ zou$^6$ [Jyutping]
       Let's chip in [some ideas] on how to do this maths question

##### Compounds

* 兼夾 / 兼夹
* 多謝夾盛惠 / 多谢夹盛惠
* 夾band / 夹band
* 夾份 / 夹份
* 夾便 / 夹便
* 夾手夾腳 / 夹手夹脚
* 夾插 / 夹插
* 夾的 / 夹的
* 夾色 / 夹色
* 夾錢 / 夹钱
* 夾雙仔 / 夹双仔
* 聲大夾惡 / 声大夹恶
* 走夾唔唞 / 走夹唔唞

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation 1

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ngeh / goeh / ngeeh / ngoeh / gereh
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan, Magong, Taichung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngeh
*** Tâi-lô: ngeh
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ngeq
*** IPA (Yilan): /ŋẽʔ²/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan): /ŋẽʔ³²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Hsinchu)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goeh
*** Tâi-lô: gueh
*** Phofsit Daibuun: goeq
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang): /ɡueʔ⁵/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngeeh
*** Tâi-lô: ngeeh
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋɛ̃ʔ³²/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngoeh
*** Tâi-lô: ngueh
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ngoeq
*** IPA (Xiamen, Kinmen): /ŋuẽʔ³²/
** (Hokkien: Sanxia)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gereh
*** Tâi-lô: gereh

##### Definitions

夾
* (Hokkien) to clamp; to pinch (using chopsticks, tongs, clips, pegs, etc.)
    夾菜／夹菜 [Hokkien] ― ngeh-chhài [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to hold vegetables with chopsticks
* (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to clamp with a chela
    蟳仔夾人／𫊻仔夹人 [Hokkien] ― chîm-á ngeh lâng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― The crab pinched someone.
* (Hokkien) clamp-like tool used to pick up things (such as tongs, clips, pegs, etc.)
    火夾／火夹 [Hokkien] ― hé-ngeh [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― fire tongs

###### Synonyms

* (to clamp): (Hokkien) 挾／挟, 𤲍

##### Compounds

* 夾菜 / 夹菜 (jiácài)

#### Pronunciation 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 夾 – see 挾 (“to clasp under the arm; to hold under the armpit; to coerce; to force obedience; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 挾).

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xié (xie$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hip$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xié
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sié
*** Wade–Giles: hsieh$^2$
*** Yale: syé
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shye
*** Palladius: се (se)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hip$^3$
*** Yale: hip
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hip$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hib$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /hiːp̚³/

#### Definitions

夾
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to perambulate; to inspect on foot
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 挾 / 挟 (xié, “to seize”)

### Etymology 6
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiá (xia$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˊ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiá
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siá
*** Wade–Giles: hsia$^2$
*** Yale: syá
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shya
*** Palladius: ся (sja)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ä³⁵/

#### Definitions

夾
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 狹 / 狭 (xiá, “narrow”)

### Etymology 7
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiá (jia$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˊ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiá
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiá
*** Wade–Giles: chia$^2$
*** Yale: jyá
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jya
*** Palladius: цзя (czja)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ä³⁵/

#### Definitions

夾
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 鋏 / 铗 (jiá, “hilt of a sword”)

### References

* “夾”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
* “夾”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “夹”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, pages 202, 264.
* 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “夹”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 196.

## Japanese

| Shinjitai (extended) | 夹 |
| Print standard | 夾 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* insert between
    Synonym: 挟
* cramped
    Synonym: 狭

#### Readings

* Go-on: きょう (kyō)
* Kan-on: こう (kō)
* Kun: あわせ (awase, 夾)、はさむ (hasamu, 夾む)、わきばさむ (wakibasamu, 夾む)

#### Usage notes

* Only used as a component form of 挾/狹/峽 which has been simplified to 挟/狭/峡.
* This character is not simplified to 夹 in Japanese.

#### Compounds

* 夾(きょう)衣(い) (kyōi)
* 夾(きょう)客(かく) (kyōkaku)
* 夾(きょう)角(かく) (kyōkaku)
* 夾(きょう)撃(げき) (kyōgeki) (挟(きょう)撃(げき))
* 夾(きょう)纈(けち), 夾(きょう)結(けち) (kyōkechi)
* 夾(きょう)攻(こう) (kyōkō) (挟(きょう)攻(こう))
* 夾(きょう)雑(ざつ) (kyōzatsu)
* 夾(きょう)笇(さん), 夾(きょう)算(さん) (kyōsan)
* 夾(きょう)侍(じ) (kyōji) (挟(きょう)侍(じ))
* 夾(きょう)鐘(しょう), 夾(きょう)鍾(しょう) (kyōshō)
* 夾(きょう)帯(たい) (kyōtai)
* 夾(きょう)炭(たん)層(そう) (kyōtansō)
* 夾(きょう)竹(ちく)桃(とう) (kyōchikutō)
* 夾(きょう)紵(ちょ), 夾(きょう)貯(ちょ) (kyōcho) (挟(きょう)紵(ちょ))
* 夾(きょう)輔(ほ) (kyōho) (挟(きょう)輔(ほ))
* 夾(きょう)翼(よく) (kyōyoku)
* 夾(きょう)立(りつ) (kyōritsu)
* 剣(けん)夾(きょう) (kenkyō) (剣(けん)鋏(きょう))

## Korean
### Hanja

夾 • (hyeop) (hangeul 협, revised hyeop, McCune–Reischauer hyŏp)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

夾: Hán Nôm readings: giáp, xáp, ghép, kép
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