轄 meaning and stroke order
To control, to have jurisdiction; the linchpin of a wheel
How to write 轄, stroke by stroke
17 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 轄
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- linchpin (pin securing a wheel to an axle)
- (bound form) to govern; to have jurisdiction over
How 轄 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Cart.
車 gives the meaning and 害 hints at the sound.
Radical: 車 (cart), shared by 49 characters on this site.
How to remember 轄
轄 combines 車 (cart) with 害 (hài), which hints at the sound. Picture the small pin that keeps a cart wheel from coming off; whoever holds that pin controls the cart, so the character came to mean having control over something.
Today 轄 is a bound form that appears mainly in formal words about administration and authority, such as 管辖 (guǎnxiá) and 辖区 (xiáqū). Example: 这个案子不归我们管辖。(Zhège ànzi bù guī wǒmen guǎnxiá.) This case is not under our jurisdiction.
Common mistake: Learners often read 轄 as hài because of the phonetic part 害, but the correct reading is xiá with a second tone. Also do not confuse it with 割 (gē, to cut), which shares 害 but has the knife radical on the right.
Common words with 轄
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 管轄 | guǎnxiá | to administer; to have jurisdiction (over) | HSK 7-9 |
| 轄區 | xiáqū | administrative region |
Questions about 轄
How many strokes are in 轄?
轄 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 轄 mean?
轄 (xiá) means to control, to have jurisdiction; the linchpin of a wheel. A common word with it is 管辖 (guǎnxiá), meaning "to administer; to have jurisdiction (over)".
How do you pronounce 轄?
轄 is pronounced xiá, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 轄?
The radical of 轄 is 車, which carries the idea of "cart". Dictionaries list 轄 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 轄?
轄 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 辖, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Can I use 轄 by itself as a verb?
Not usually in modern Chinese. It almost always appears inside compounds like 管辖 or 辖区, or in set phrases such as 直辖市 (zhíxiáshì), a municipality directly under the central government.
What is a 直辖市?
A 直辖市 (zhíxiáshì) is a city governed directly by the central government rather than by a province. Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing are the four examples in mainland China.