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节

jié
HSK 23 readings

“Joint” in Chinese is 节 (jié).

Other characters with the syllable jie: see all 22 →

Meaning

  • joint; node
  • bound formsection; segment
  • solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar)
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  • seasonal festival
  • bound formto economize; to save
  • bound formmoral integrity; chastity
  • classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc
  • knot (nautical miles per hour)
  • see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]

Example

春节快乐!

Merry Spring Festival!

From 春节 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • jiéjoint; node / (bound form) section; segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize; to save / (bound form) moral integrity; chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour)
  • jiēsee 節骨眼|节骨眼

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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