How to write 携

携 (xié) 1. Carry; to bring along. 2. Depart from; to betray. 1. Carry; to bring along: - Example: 携手 (xié shǒu) - hold hands. - Example: 携带 (xié dài) - carry or bring along (to take care of). - Example: 扶老携幼 (fú lǎo xié yòu) - assist the elderly and lead the young. 2. Depart from; to betray: - Example: 携离 (xié lí) - to leave. - Example: 携贰 (xié èr) - to betray. Definition: 携 (xié), also written as 攜 or 擕, is a verb. - **Original meaning**: To carry something by hand. - **Character formation**: A phonetic and semantic compound with 手 (shǒu - hand) and the phonetic element 巂 (xī), commonly written as 攜. 1. Carry in hand (to lift objects from the ground). - Reference: 《说文》: 携，提也。 - Example: 携壶 (xié hú) - carry a pot; 携酒牵羊 (xié jiǔ qiān yáng) - carry wine and lead a sheep; 携杖 (xié zhàng) - carry a stick. 2. Hold; to possess. - Example: 携盘 (xié pán) - hold a plate; 携帚 (xié zhǒu) - hold a broom. 3. Lead; to assist by pulling or supporting. - Example: 相携于道 (xiāng xié yú dào) - to walk together on the road; 我与汝并肩携手 (wǒ yǔ rǔ bìng jiān xié shǒu) - you and I side by side holding hands. 4. Bring along (to take something with); accompanying. - Example: 携其妻子 (xié qí qīzi) - to bring along wife and children; 携家眷同行 (xié jiājuàn tóngxíng) - bring family along when traveling. 5. Depart from; to betray. - Example: 携爽 (xié shuǎng) - to deviate; 携背 (xié bèi) - to betray; 携贰 (xié èr) - to leave allegiance or betray.