协议

The Chinese word 协议 (xiéyì) means "agreement" or "protocol". It is composed of two characters: 协 (xié), which means "to cooperate" or "to work together", and 议 (yì), which means "to discuss" or "to deliberate". The word 协议 therefore suggests the idea of coming to an agreement through discussion and cooperation.The character 协 (xié) is composed of two parts: 扌 (shǒu), which is a radical indicating hand, and 夾 (jiā), which means "to hold" or "to grasp". The combination of these two characters suggests the idea of working together or cooperating.The character 议 (yì) is composed of two parts: 言 (yán), which is a radical indicating speech, and 頁 (yè), which means "a page" or "a leaf". The combination of these two characters suggests the idea of discussing or deliberating.The word 协议 (xiéyì) is therefore a compound of two characters that together suggest the idea of coming to an agreement through discussion and cooperation.