歙 Stroke Order

歙 [xī] 1. 收敛，吸进 (to converge, to inhale). 2. 古同“翕”，和洽 (ancient term for "和谐", harmonious). 歙 [xī] (动) 1. 吸气或通过呼吸吸入 (to inhale). 引: 1. 《说文》：歙，缩鼻也。从欠，翕声。字亦作噏 (Xuè, means to contract the nose; from the sound of "翕"). 2. 《老子河上本》：将欲噏之，必固张之 (If you want to inhale, you must first exhale). 3. 《三宝太监西洋记通俗演义》：崩腾歙众流，泱漭环中国 (The turbulence convergently flows around China). 4. 《石帆铭》：歙蠡吞沱 (To inhale the river mouth). 2. 通“翕”，收缩，敛息 (to contract, to furl). 引: 1. 《老子》：将欲歙之，必固张之 (If you want to relax, you must first engage). 2. 《淮南子·本经》：开阖张歙 (Expand and contract). 3. 《淮南子·精神》：开闭张歙 (Open and close, expand and contract). 4. 《淮南子》：为之以歙，而应之以张 (To act with contraction and respond with expansion). 例: 例如：歙肩 (to shrug one's shoulders, indicating a slight contraction as a sign of fear or flattery). 3. 聚集 (to accumulate). 例: 如: 歙集 (to gather). 歙 [xī] (形) 1. 和谐，融洽 (harmonious). 引: 1. 《汉书·韩延寿传》：郡中歙然 (In the county, there is harmony). 例: 如: 歙然 (to appear harmonious and stable); 歙歙 (an unprejudiced look; cooperating and colluding). 2. 另见 shè (also see shè). 歙 [shè] (名) 1. 县名 (She county). An administrative division in the southern part of Anhui Province, China. Its specialties include Huimo ink and Xiyan inkstone. 2. 另见 xī (also see xī). 动词 吸、吸入 (to inhale). 南朝宋．鲍照《石帆铭》：「吐湘引汉，歙蠡吞沱。」 (To exhale the Xiang River and inhale the river mouth). 动词 收藏、收敛 (to collect, to draw in). 《老子．第三六章》：「将欲歙之，必固张之。」 (If you want to draw in, you must first extend it). 《淮南子．兵略》：「（用兵之道）为之以歙，而应之以张。」 (In military strategy, act with contraction and respond with expansion).