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Usage of the character 楔

xiē
[楔]
  • wedge
  • to hammer in (variant of 揳 (xiē))
diànxiē
扂楔
[扂楔]
  • door latch
xiēzi
楔子
[楔子]
  • wedge
  • peg
  • stopper
  • prologue (in some modern novels)
  • prologue or interlude in Yuan dynasty drama
xiēxíng
楔形
[楔形]
  • cuneiform (letters)
  • wedge-shape
xiēxíngwù
楔形物
[楔形物]
  • wedge
xiēwěi'ōu
楔尾鸥
[楔尾鷗]
  • (bird species of China) Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea)
xiēzuǐliáoméi
楔嘴鹩鹛
[楔嘴鷯鶥]
  • (bird species of China) Cachar wedge-billed babbler (Sphenocichla roberti)
xiēwěibóláo
楔尾伯劳
[楔尾伯勞]
  • (bird species of China) Chinese grey shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)
xiēwěilüjiū
楔尾绿鸠
[楔尾綠鳩]
  • (bird species of China) wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus)
xiēxíngwénzì
楔形文字
[楔形文字]
  • cuneiform (Babylonian script)