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The character 挟 is structurally composed of the hand radical 扌 combined with the component 夹, which functions phonetically but also carries connotations of clamping or pinching. Its early semantic core revolved around the physical act of holding or clutching an object under the arm. This concrete sense later broadened to include abstract applications, such as exerting control by coercion or threat, evident in compounds like 挟持, and further extended to denote the harboring of internal sentiments, as in 挟怨. The persistent association with the hand radical anchors its meanings in actions, while the semantic reach of 夹 contributed to its evolution toward concepts involving pressure or confinement, both literal and figurative.
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他挟着一本书走进了教室。
那个男人挟持了一名女人质。
不要用这件事来要挟我。
他被敌人挟制了很多年。
他们试图挟持飞机以达到目的。
这种政策挟带了太多的个人利益。
他挟着父亲的权势到处炫耀。
这场风暴挟带着暴雨和雷电。