价 jià / jie — price; value; valence (on an atom); great; good; middleman
这件衣服的价钱很合理。Zhè jiàn yī fu de jià qián hěn hé lǐ.The price of this piece of clothing is very reasonable.
Common words: 价值 (jià zhí)、价格 (jià gé)、评价 (píng jià)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "value"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "value", including 价 (jià / jie), 值 (zhí). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "value" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 价 (jià / jie), 值 (zhí) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span jià, jie, zhí — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 价 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 价 jià / jieprice; value; valence (on an atom); great; good; middlemanUseful words: 价值, 价格
- 值 zhívalue; (to be) worth; to happenUseful words: 值得, 价值
Common words for these 2 "value" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 价 (jià / jie) — so "value" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "value".
值 zhí — value; (to be) worth; to happen
这本书很值得一读。Zhè běn shū hěn zhí dé yì dú.This book is well worth reading.
Common words: 值得 (zhí de)、价值 (jià zhí)、值班 (zhí bān)
All 2 characters
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