借 jiè
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 昔 past, former
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
借
jiè
to borrow; to lend
Character
Example phrases
- 我借一本书。 Wǒ jiè yì běn shū. I borrow a book.
- 他向我借钱。 Tā xiàng wǒ jiè qián. He borrows money from me.
- 借我手机吧。 Jiè wǒ shǒujī ba. Lend me your phone.