Meaning
knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind
Chinese: 连接、结成或结果。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jie” becomes a different word in each tone. 结 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 结果jiē guǒto bear fruit
- 结束jié shùtermination; to finish; to end; to conclude
- 结婚jié hūnto marry; to get married
- 结合jié héto combine; to link; to integrate; binding
- 团结tuán jiéto unite; unity; solidarity; united
Example Sentence
这本小说的结尾很感人。Zhè běn xiǎo shuō de jié wěi hěn gǎn rén.The ending of this novel is very touching.
这Zhèthis本běn(bound form) root小说xiǎo shuōnovel的deof结尾jié wěiending很hěnvery感人gǎn réntouching。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The silk radical 纟 plus 吉 (sound): to tie threads — ‘to tie, knot; to join, form; to conclude, settle’ (jié: 结束, 结婚); ‘to bear (fruit), form (a crust)’ (jiē: 结果, 结实). Simplified from 結.
A way to remember it
jié = to tie / conclude (结束); jiē = to bear fruit (结果).