• 982nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 81 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiè (jie4)to lend • to borrow • by means of • to take (an opportunity)
2. jiè (jie4)variant of 借[jie4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

借口 

Uncommon

借刀杀人 (借刀殺人)
借助 
借宿 
借故 
借机 (借機)
借款 
借用 
借给 (借給)
借记卡 (借記卡)
借贷 (借貸)
借鉴 (借鑒)
假借 
凭借 (憑借)
租借 

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  • 572nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 117 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (gu4)happening • instance • reason • cause • intentional • former • old • friend • therefore • hence • (of people) to die, dead

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (gu4)The component is pronounced as '' (gu3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for (gu4)The component is pronounced as '' (pu1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

故事 

Uncommon

一见如故 (一見如故)
世故 
事故 
故人 
故作 
故宫 (故宮)
故居 
故意 
故乡 (故鄉)
故障 
无缘无故 (無緣無故)
缘故 (緣故)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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