12345678910111213Keywordwedgeto wedgegatepostforwardFrequency#4031Strokes13ReadingsxiēMnemonic木 (wood) gives the meaning and 契 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of木tree契to carveUsed in vocabulary楔xiēwedge; to hammer in (variant of 揳 (xiē))楔形xiēxíngcuneiform (letters); wedge-shape楔形文字xiēxíngwénzìcuneiform (Babylonian script)楔子xiēziwedge; peg; stopper; prologue (in some modern novels); prologue or interlude in Yuan dynasty drama