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jié

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jié Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jié | jie2
English translation
clean
clean, pure; to purify, to cleanse

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About jié

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

jié

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Adjectival morpheme / 形语素 Xíng yǔ sù

Learning hint

water

Etymology of jié

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵吉

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of jié .

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Example sentences using jié

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晴雯一生 yī shēng 有关 yǒu guān 男女 nán nǚ 情感 qíng gǎn zhī 出入 chū rù , wéi 宝玉 bǎo yù 而已 éryǐ ,洁身自爱,未曾 wèi céng 逾越 yú yuè lún Cháng .

In the ancient society , she was destined to be a tragedian.

zhè kuǎn chì xiá zhū shì 果香浓郁 nóng yù 简洁明了 de Hóng 葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ .

This Cabernet Sauvignon is a fruity and uncomplicated red wine.

yòng 清洁剂 qīng jié jì guō 擦亮 cā liàng .

She scoured the saucepan with cleanser.

chèn de 清洁 qīngjié Fāng wéi 滋养 zī yǎng ”.

He called his cleaning method the nutrient film technique.

我们 wǒmen 房间 fángjiān shuā le céng 涂料 tú liào ,令其整洁 zhěng jié 一新.

We spruced up the room with a coat of paint.

Words with jié

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
清洁 qīngjié clean清潔
jié clean jié
纯洁 chúnjié pure純潔
简洁 jiǎn jié concise簡潔
清洁工 qīng jié gōng cleaner清潔工
整洁 zhěng jié neatly整潔
洁净 jié jìng clean潔淨
圣洁 shèng jié pure and holy聖潔
洁白 jié bái pure white潔白
廉洁 liánjié honest廉潔
清洁剂 qīng jié jì detergent清潔劑
保洁 bǎo jié sanitation保潔
贞洁 zhēn jié chastity貞潔
洁癖 jié pǐ mysophobia潔癖
光洁 guāng jié bright and clean光潔
洁西卡 Jié xī kǎ Jessica (name)潔西卡
洁具 jié jù bathroom fittings (washbasin, bathtub, toilet etc)潔具
皎洁 jiǎo jié shining clean皎潔

jié Decomposition & Compounds

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jié Decomposition

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