Radical:

meaning for xiè:

  • - appliance
  • - tool
  • - weapon
  • - shackles
  • - also pr. [jie4]machine
  • - machinery
  • - mechanical
  • - (old) cunning
  • - schemingto mechanizeapparatus
  • - instrument
  • - equipment
  • - weaponto disarm
  • - to lay down one's weapons
  • - to surrenderarmed confrontation
  • - bust-up between gangs