jié knot; sturdy; bond

Made up of [ silk radical 120, lucky; propitious ]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 9 strokes.

Related characters


Also uses component: fǎng (fine woven silk fabric) fēn (numerous) ; gāng (guiding principle) ; gěi (give) ; hóng (red) ; (order) ; jīng (Classic) ; lèi (tired) ; 绿 (green) ; wéi (to preserve) ; (beginnings) ; zhǐ (paper) ; zhōng (end) ; (to form)
Also uses component: (tangerine) (to be fond of)

Sounds same

jié (joint) ; jié ; jié (seal (of document))

Different tone

jiē (street) ; jiě (elder sister)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

结草衔环 jié cǎo xián huán Generously repaying a debt of gratitude. The story is of Yang Bao who nursed a sick bird back to health. After he had released the siskin into the wild he dreamed of the bird carrying grass tied in rings in its beak which transformed into a boy with precious jade rings . The boy gave Yang Bao enduring good fortune in gratitude.