捷 jié
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 疌 nimble, quick
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
捷径
jiéjìng
shortcut
Characters in this word
径 jìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 学术训练没有捷径，真正可靠的判断往往来自长期的阅读和反复的失败。 Xuéshù xùnliàn méiyǒu jiéjìng, zhēnzhèng kěkào de pànduàn wǎngwǎng láizì chángqī de yuèdú hé fǎnfù de shībài. There is no shortcut in academic training; truly reliable judgement often comes from long-term reading and repeated failure.
- 这条小路是去学校的捷径。 Zhè tiáo xiǎolù shì qù xuéxiào de jiéjìng. This small path is a shortcut to the school.
- 学外语没有捷径，只能每天练习。 Xué wàiyǔ méiyǒu jiéjìng, zhǐ néng měitiān liànxí. There is no shortcut to learning a foreign language; you can only practise every day.
Related words
- 便捷 biànjié convenient, fast
- 快捷 kuàijié fast, quick
- 敏捷 mǐnjié agile; nimble; quick-witted
- 田径 tiánjìng track and field
- 途径 tújìng way, channel
- 半径 bànjìng radius
- 径直 jìngzhí straight; directly
- 口径 kǒujìng calibre; diameter; official line
- 路径 lùjìng path; route
- 直径 zhíjìng diameter
- 路途 lùtú journey; route
- 跨 kuà to step across; to stride over; to span