接

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

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #330 U+63A5

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 妾 (phonetic, qiè)

components: 扌妾

welcome · Heisig RSH #604

fingers + vase + 女 woman

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 妾

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 妾 (qiè) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
妾 sound component	qiè	concubine
霎	shà	drizzle, light rain; fleeting, passing
踥	qiè	to take small steps
唼	shǎ	to speak evil; a gobbling sound made by ducks

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
上气不接下气	shàng qì bù jiē xià qì	(idiom) to be out of breath; to gasp for air
空中接力	kōng zhōng jiē lì	alley-oop (basketball)
人力接龙	rén lì jiē lóng	bucket brigade; human chain
接地气	jiē dì qì	in touch with the common people; down-to-earth
无线电接收机	wú xiàn diàn jiē shōu jī	receiver (radio)
接线生	jiē xiàn shēng	switchboard operator; telephone operator
成语接龙	chéng yǔ jiē lóng	game where the last word of one idiom 成語\|成语[cheng2 yu3] is the first of the next
接人	jiē rén	to meet a person
接头	jiē tóu	connector; joint; coupling; (coll.) to contact; to get in touch with; to have knowledge of…
接生	jiē shēng	to deliver (a newborn child)
青黄不接	qīng huáng bù jiē	lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the g…
地接	dì jiē	local guide; tour escort
接地	jiē dì	earth (electric connection); to earth
接下来	jiē xià lái	to accept; to take; next; following
接机	jiē jī	to meet (or pick up) sb arriving by plane; (of airport staff) to deal with the arrival of …
接上	jiē shàng	to connect (a cable etc); to hook up (a device); to resume (a conversation); to set (a bon…
网管接口	wǎng guǎn jiē kǒu	network management interface
接手	jiē shǒu	to take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc)
接发	jiē fà	hair extensions
接力	jiē lì	relay