结
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knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #276 U+7ED3
How 结 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
纟 (semantic, “thread”) + 吉 (phonetic, jí)
How to remember it
tie · Heisig RSH #1085
thread + aerosol can
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 吉
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 吉 (jí) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吉 sound component | jí | lucky, propitious, good |
| 洁 | jié | clean, pure; to purify, to cleanse |
| 桔 | jú | orange, tangerine |
| 髻 | jì | bun, topknot |
| 诘 | jié | to question, to interrogate |
| 秸 | jiē | stalks of millet or corn |
| 颉 | xié | contest; to fly, to soar |
| 拮 | jié | busy, occupied; to pursue |
| 黠 | xiá | sly, cunning, shrewd; artful |
| 劼 | jié | cautious, discreet, prudent |
| 咭 | jī | (Cant.) to guard (from Engl. 'guard'); a card (from Engl. 'card'); young and pretty (from … |
| 佶 | jí | strong, robust; exact, correct |
| 鲒 | jié | clam; oyster |
Words containing 结
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中国结 | zhōng guó jié | traditional Chinese decorative knot |
| 德国结 | dé guó jié | pretzel |
| 可结合性 | kě jié hé xìng | associativity (xy)z = x(yz) (math.) |
| 定结县 | Dìng jié Xiàn | Dinggyê, a county in Shigatse City 日喀則市|日喀则市[Ri4 ka1 ze2 Shi4], Tibet |
| 结子 | jiē zǐ | to bear seeds (of plant) |
| 结子 | jié zi | knot (on a rope or string) |
| 心结 | xīn jié | a matter that gnaws at one's mind; preoccupation; sore point; rancor |
| 义结金兰 | yì jié jīn lán | to be close friends |
| 小结 | xiǎo jié | summary; short; brief; wrap-up |
| 结对子 | jié duì zi | (of two parties, e.g. police and the community) to team up; to pair up; to form a cooperat… |
| 开花结实 | kāi huā jiē shí | see 開花結果|开花结果[kai1 hua1 jie1 guo3] |
| 花结 | huā jié | decorative bow of ribbon or fabric |
| 结发 | jié fà | (in former times) to bind one's hair on coming of age |
| 无结网 | wú jié wǎng | (textiles) knotless netting |
| 结出 | jiē chū | to bear (fruit) |
| 团结一心 | tuán jié yī xīn | to unite as one |
| 开花结果 | kāi huā jiē guǒ | (lit.) to blossom and bear fruit (idiom); (fig.) to come to fruition; to yield favorable r… |
| 打结 | dǎ jié | to tie a knot; to tie |
| 结合 | jié hé | to combine; to link; to integrate; binding; CL:次[ci4] |
| 以西结书 | Yǐ xī jié shū | Book of Ezekiel |