接 jiē
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 妾 concubine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
接济
jiējì
to give financial help; to relieve
Characters in this word
济 jì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 齐 even, uniform, of equal length
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 灾后最初几周，外地亲友不断接济这个失去住所的家庭。 Zāi hòu zuìchū jǐ zhōu, wàidì qīnyǒu búduàn jiējì zhège shīqù zhùsuǒ de jiātíng. In the first few weeks after the disaster, relatives and friends from elsewhere kept supporting the family that had lost its home.
- 邻居常常接济这位独居的老人。 Línjū chángcháng jiējì zhè wèi dújū de lǎorén. The neighbours often help this elderly person who lives alone.
- 靠亲戚的接济，他们才渡过了难关。 Kào qīnqi de jiējì, tāmen cái dùguò le nánguān. Only thanks to help from relatives did they get through the hard times.
Related words
- 接 jiē to pick up; to answer
- 接到 jiēdào to receive
- 接受 jiēshòu to accept
- 接下来 jiēxiàlái next; after this
- 接着 jiēzhe then; to continue
- 直接 zhíjiē directly; straight
- 接待 jiēdài to receive guests
- 接近 jiējìn to be close to; to approach
- 迎接 yíngjiē to welcome; to meet
- 间接 jiànjiē indirect
- 接触 jiēchù to touch; to have contact with
- 接连 jiēlián one after another