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系

jì

to tie; to fasten

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Character

系 xì

Strokes
7
Radical
糸 — silk
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 系

Example phrases

  • 我系好鞋带。 Wǒ jì hǎo xiédài. I tie my shoelaces well.
  • 请系安全带。 Qǐng jì ānquándài. Please fasten your seat belt.
  • 他会系领带。 Tā huì jì lǐngdài. He can tie a tie.

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