協 Stroke Order

協 xié 1. 共同合作，和洽。 (Translation: to cooperate together, to harmonize.) - 例: 協商 (to negotiate), 協定 (to agree), 協和 (to harmonize), 協調 (to coordinate), 協議 (to discuss). 2. 幫助，輔助。 (Translation: to assist, to help.) - 例: 協助 (to assist), 協同 (to work together), 協理 (to manage together). 協 xié (形) 本义: 和睦;融洽 (Translation: Original meaning: harmonious; amicable) 造字法: 會意。从劦，从十。表示众人合力耕田。 (Translation: Character formation method: ideographic combination. From "劦" and "十," representing many people working together in the fields.) 1. 同本義 (Translation: same original meaning: harmonious; in amity with) - 引: 《說文》: 協，衆之同和也。 (Translation: "協 means the harmony of the crowd.") - 引: 《書·堯典》: 協和萬邦。 傳:「合也。」(Translation: "Harmonize all nations.") 2. 合; 共同 (Translation: joint; common) - 引: 《國語·周語》: 紀農協功。 注:「同也。」(Translation: "Joint efforts in agriculture.") 協 xié (動) 1. 調和;調整 (Translation: to mediate) - 引: 《禮記·孔子閒居》: 協此四國。 (Translation: "Mediate among these four nations.") 2. 幫助 (Translation: to assist) - 例: 協餉 (assistance with tax revenues). 3. 順服 (Translation: to obey) - 引: 《書·微子之命》: 上帝時歆，下民祗協。 (Translation: "When the Deity is pleased, the people obediently follow.") 4. 用同「脅」。逼迫 (Translation: to force) - 引: 《金聲玉振集》: 餘皆協從。 (Translation: "All others obey.") 5. 懷抱 (Translation: to cherish) - 例: 協孕 (to be pregnant). 6. 符合 (Translation: to conform) - 引: 《國語·周語上》: 實有爽德，協於丹朱。 (Translation: "Truly possesses virtue, in accord with Dan Zhu.") 7. 合併 (Translation: to incorporate) - 例: 協意 (to form a unified meaning). 8. 勾結 (Translation: to collude with) - 例: 協黨 (to form a faction). 協 xié (名) 清末新軍的編制單位，在鎮之下。三營爲標，兩標一協。相當於後代的旅 (Translation: A unit of organization for the new army in the late Qing Dynasty, under a regiment. Three battalions form a standard; two standards form one "協," equivalent to a brigade in later days.) - 引: 《儒林外史》: 那本標三營，分防二協，都受他調遣。 (Translation: "The three battalions follow his orders.") - 例: 協臺 (deputy commander).