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结(結) jié tie; knot - Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 丝 (絲) sī “silk.” When at the left side of a character, this radical is referred to colloquially as 绞丝旁 (絞絲旁) jiăosīpáng “side made up of twisted silk” and is written as 纟(糹). Phonetic is 吉 jí “auspicious.” Distinguish 结 (結) from 给 (給) gĕi.

Examples

• 结果 (結果) jiéguŏ as a result, in the end [CJ]; result [N]
• 结 (結) jié knot [N]
• 打结 (打結) dăjié tie a knot [VO]
• 打中国结 (打中國結) dă Zhōngguo jié tie Chinese-style knots [PH]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

Other Lessons

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• 接 jiē receive, meet, welcome
• 考 kăo test, take a test
• 黄(黃) huáng yellow
• 民 mín people
• 趣 qù interest; interesting
• Weather
• 品 pĭn goods, product
• 把 bă take, hold
• 吗 ma
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• 另 lìng in addition; another
• Months of the Year
• 谈(談) tán chat, talk