Kanji Detail for 夾 - "pinch, assist, mix, narrow"

夾

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
夾 means "pinch, assist, mix, narrow."
1. Pinch - To hold between; to insert.
2. Assist - To help; to aid.
3. Mix - To mingle; to blend.
4. Narrow - Tight; confined.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

insert between

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

be wedged or inserted between

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

used in 夾肢窩|夹肢窝[ga1 zhi5 wo1]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to support; to be wedged between

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Holding from left and right. Such as picking up things with chopsticks. Also, two-layered clothing is called 夾.
Onyomi

koh(こう)

kyoh(きょう)
Kunyomi

hasa.mu(はさむ)
Strokes

7 strokes
Radical

大 (dai)
Related Keywords
pinch hold insert assist help aid mix mingle blend narrow tight confined