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jié

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jié Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jié | jie2
English translation
festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save

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About jié

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

jié

Contains the radical

zhú

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

bamboo

Etymology of jié

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⺮即

Semantic compound

zhú

Phonetic compound

Explanation

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

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Words with jié

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
节目 jiémù program節目
jiē festival jié
圣诞节 Shèng dàn jié Christmas time聖誕節
细节 xìjié details細節
环节 huánjié round segment環節
春节 Chūn jié Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)春節
节日 jiérì holiday節日
调节 tiáojié to adjust調節
情节 qíngjié plot情節
节奏 jiézòu rhythm節奏
季节 jìjié time季節
节约 jiéyuē to economize節約
感恩节 Gǎn ēn jié Thanksgiving Day感恩節
节能 jié néng to save energy節能
情人节 Qíng rén jié Valentine's Day情人節
节省 jiéshěng saving節省
关节 guān jié key point關節
过节 guò jié to celebrate a festival過節
电影节 diàn yǐng jié film festival電影節
复活节 Fù huó jié Easter復活節
时节 shí jié season時節
关节炎 guān jié yán arthritis關節炎
节假日 jié jià rì public holiday節假日
节食 jié shí to save food節食

jié Decomposition & Compounds

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