CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- jie1
- English meanings
- to receive, to answer (the phone), to meet or welcome sb, to connect, to catch, to join, to extend, to take one's turn on duty, to take over for sb
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 妾.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
妾 is identified as the sound component (qiè). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 接.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
introduce; mediate; mind
lend
calamity
elder sister
measure word (events)
drop
measure word (approximations)
quick; victory
to take the lid off
outstanding; hero
clean
scope
all
grain stalks; straw
exhaust; use up
festival; joint; to save
tie
measure word (events)
fair
undo
warn; admonish; commandment
steps; rank
Example sentences
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Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 交头接耳
- 交接
- 接下来
- 接二连三
- 接到
- 接力
- 接受
- 接听
- 接待
- 接手
- 接收
- 接替
- 接济
- 接班
- 接班人
- 接着
- 接纳
- 接见
- 接触
- 接轨
- 接近
- 接连
- 接送
- 接通
- 直接
- 紧接着
- 衔接
- 迎接
- 连接
- 间接