xié

颉

Character · Verb · NounTraditional頡

(bird) fly upward; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 2 examples
1.

verb

(of birds) to fly upward

literary

This is a classical, literary usage and is not common in modern speech. Found in classical texts.

 《
Shī诗
Jīng经
 》
zhōng中
yǒu有
 “
yàn燕
yàn燕
yú于
fēi飞
 ，
xié颉
zhī之
háng颃
zhī之
 ”
de的
jù句
zi子
 。

The Book of Songs contains the line, 'The swallows are flying, soaring up and gliding down.'

2.

noun

surname Xie

neutral

A relatively rare surname.

Xié颉
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
de的
xīn新
tóng同
shì事
 。

Mr. Xie is my new colleague.