劫持

Traditional form:

劫持

Pinyin (reading):

jiéchí

Definitions:

• to kidnap
• to hijack
• to abduct
• to hold under duress

Characters:

• 劫 - to take by force, to coerce; disaster; misfortune
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain

Traditional characters:

• 劫 - to take by force, to coerce; disaster; misfortune
• 持 - to hold, to support, to sustain