辖 meaning and stroke order
To control, to have jurisdiction; the linchpin of a wheel
How to write 辖, stroke by stroke
14 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 辖
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- linchpin (pin securing a wheel to an axle)
- (bound form) to govern; to have jurisdiction over
How 辖 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Cart.
车 gives the meaning and 害 hints at the sound.
Radical: 车 (cart), shared by 50 characters on this site.
How to remember 辖
辖 combines 车 (chē, cart) for meaning and 害 (hài) as the sound hint. Picture the small pin that holds a cart wheel on its axle: without it the wheel falls off, so that pin controls the whole cart, which leads to the meaning of governing.
Today 辖 is almost always used in formal words about authority and territory, such as 管辖 (guǎnxiá) and 辖区 (xiáqū). It rarely stands alone in modern speech. 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 辖 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 has 害 on the left and the knife radical on the right.
Common words with 辖
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 管辖 | guǎnxiá | to administer; to have jurisdiction (over) | HSK 7-9 |
| 辖区 | xiáqū | administrative region |
Questions about 辖
How many strokes are in 辖?
辖 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 辖 mean?
辖 (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 辖?
辖 is pronounced xiá, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 辖?
The radical of 辖 is 车, which carries the idea of "cart". Dictionaries list 辖 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 辖?
The traditional form of 辖 is 轄. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 辖 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 辖 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 辖 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 直辖市 mean?
直辖市 (zhíxiáshì) is a municipality directly under the central government, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing. The 辖 here means being governed or administered.
Can 辖 be used by itself as a verb?
In written and official Chinese it can appear alone, as in 该省辖十三个市 (gāi shěng xiá shísān gè shì), the province has jurisdiction over thirteen cities. In everyday speech people usually say 管辖 or 管 instead.