Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced jie
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced jie, including 解 jiě / jiè / xiè, 结 jiē / jié, 接 jiē, 界 jiè, 价 jià / jie. Compare tones, meanings…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
jie raises the front of the tongue for j, then opens into ie; keep it light and joined, with the tone over the whole syllable.
Initial j
The tongue is high and forward. Do not add an English “d” sound.
Final ie
Settle the final ie into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (解 jiě / jiè / xiè, 结 jiē / jié, 接 jiē, 界 jiè, 价 jià / jie) and lock in their tones. 21 common characters share the sound jie, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
jie turns up here with 4 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 结, 接, 阶… (6 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 节, 杰, 洁… (7 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 解, 姐 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 界, 价, 介… (6 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing jie inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
21 common characters in this group.