Dong Chinese dictionary

jié, jiē

knot

Simplified form of 結. Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound.

Components

纟 Meaning component

mì, sī

silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

吉 Sound component

jí

lucky

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

jié

knot, tie; join, connect; knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)

jiē

(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jié]

Most common words with 结

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