结 jié — knot, tie · English

结

jié

knot, tie

At a glance · 结

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

结字小篆从糸吉声，为形声字；本义为绳结、系结。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

结本义为打结、系结，引申为结合、凝结。

Structure

形声字，左部『糸』为意符表丝线，右部『吉』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinjié

Radical纟

Strokes9

UnicodeU+7ED3

Character type形声

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Six languages, one character

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English knot, tie Jie is a phonetic-semantic character meaning to knot and tie.

Français nouer, lier Jie est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant nouer et lier.

Español nudar, atar Jie es un carácter fonosemántico que significa anudar y atar.

العربية يعقد، يربط جيه حرف صوتي دلالي يعني العقد والربط.

Русский завязывать, узел Цзе — фоносемантический знак, означающий завязывать и связывать.

Common words

结果jié guǒresult
团结tuán jiéunite

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