揳 [xiē]
1. To hammer, specifically referring to driving nails, wedges, etc., into other objects.
Example: Hammer a nail into the wall.
2. (Regional usage) Same as "楔" (to drive a nail, wedge, etc. into the wall). To hammer wedges, nails, etc., into an object.
Example: It takes much more effort to hammer a nail into the wall than into wood. (From Guo Chengqing's "The Knife Record")
Example: For instance, hammer a nail into the wall.