• 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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  • 180th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 42 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gěi (gei3)to • for • for the benefit of • to give • to allow • to do sth (for sb) • (passive particle)
2. (ji3)to supply • to provide

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gěi (gei3)The component is pronounced as '' (ge3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ji3)The component is pronounced as '' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

给力 (給力)
送给 (送給)

Uncommon

交给 (交給)
带给 (帶給)
留给 (留給)
发给 (發給)
给予 (給予)
转给 (轉給)
还给 (還給)

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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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