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CHINESE CHARACTER

jié

结

结

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tie

Numbered pinyin
jie2
English meanings
tie, knit, knot, weave, congeal, form, forge, cement, settle, conclude

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 纟; right 吉.

Meaning & sound clues

纟 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “thread”.

吉 is identified as the sound component (jí). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 结.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰纟吉

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    dǎ打yī一gè个jié结。

    Tie a knot.

  2. 02

    jiébīng结冰。

    Freeze.

  3. 03

    jiéshù结束。

    End.

  4. 04

    jiéhūn结婚。

    Marry.

  5. 05

    jiēguǒ结果。

    Result.

  6. 06

    jié结zhàng账。

    Pay the bill.

Explore words connected to this character.

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  • 结构
  • 结果
  • 结论
  • 结识
  • 集结