How to Write 偕 (xié) — Meaning “together; along with”

Picture a person (亻) standing with a group and saying "皆" (all) to mean "everyone is together." Visualize a line of people walking side by side in perfect sync, reinforcing the meaning of "together."

Write the left radical 亻 first, making the vertical stroke slightly curved. The right part 皆 has a top resembling 比 (compare) and a bottom 白 (white). Keep the left narrow and the right wider. A common mistake is writing the top of 皆 as 日 instead of 比.

偕 means "together" with a positive meaning, while 侮 (wǔ) means "to insult" and has the right component 每 instead of 皆. 侯 (hóu) means "marquis" and lacks the person radical completely, focusing on a title rather than joint action.

偕 appears in formal or literary expressions such as 偕同 (accompanied by) and 白头偕老 (to grow old together, a common wedding blessing). It conveys harmony and joint participation, often in wedding vows, travel notices, or poetic texts.

Common words containing 偕 include: 偕同 (xié tóng) — accompanied by; together with; 白头偕老 (bái tóu xié lǎo) — to grow old together; 偕行 (xié xíng) — to walk together; to travel together.