要挟

Traditional form:

要挾

Pinyin (reading):

yāoxié

Definitions:

• to threaten
• to blackmail

Characters:

• 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
• 挟 - to seize; to hold to one's bosom

Traditional characters:

• 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
• 挾 - to seize; to hold to one's bosom