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jié

knot

Two rope ends in a knot
Memory picture

Character

结 jié

Strokes
9
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 吉 lucky, propitious, good
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 打个结吧。 Dǎ ge jié ba. Tie a small knot.
  • 这个结很紧。 Zhège jié hěn jǐn. This knot is very tight.
  • 他们结婚了。 Tāmen jiéhūn le. They are married now.

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