123456789101112131415Keywordknotto tie a knotFrequency#4621Strokes15ReadingsxiéMnemonic纟 (thread) gives the meaning and 颉 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of纟silk颉to flyUsed in vocabulary缬xiéknot; tie a knot缬氨酸xié'ānsuānvaline (Val), an essential amino acid缬草xiécǎovalerian (Valeriana officinalis)