CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- jie1
- English meanings
- county fair, fair, place, market, toby, street
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Overlapping structure
Overlapping arrangement: first part 行; second part 圭.
Meaning & sound clues
行 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “walk”.
圭 is identified as the sound component (guī). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 街.
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 receive
to take the lid off
outstanding; hero
clean
scope
all
grain stalks; straw
exhaust; use up
festival; joint; to save
tie
measure word (events)
undo
warn; admonish; commandment
steps; rank
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
- 01
This street is lively.
- 02
There are many people on the street.
- 03
He lives across the street.
- 04
Go shopping on the street.
- 05
There are many shops on the street.
- 06
Cross the street carefully.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 临街
- 大街
- 大街小巷
- 街头
- 街道