结

2 readings · tap one to hear it

knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 meaning “thread” + 吉 sound ( jí )

Components 纟吉

tie · Heisig RSH #1085

thread + aerosol can

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
中国结	zhōng guó jié	traditional Chinese decorative knot
德国结	dé guó jié	pretzel
可结合性	kě jié hé xìng	associativity (xy)z = x(yz) (math.)
定结县	Dìng jié Xiàn	Dinggyê, a county in Shigatse City 日喀則市\|日喀则市[Ri4 ka1 ze2 Shi4], Tibet
结子	jiē zǐ	to bear seeds (of plant)
结子	jié zi	knot (on a rope or string)
心结	xīn jié	a matter that gnaws at one's mind; preoccupation; sore point; rancor
义结金兰	yì jié jīn lán	to be close friends
小结	xiǎo jié	summary; short; brief; wrap-up
结对子	jié duì zi	(of two parties, e.g. police and the community) to team up; to pair up; to form a cooperat…
开花结实	kāi huā jiē shí	see 開花結果\|开花结果[kai1 hua1 jie1 guo3]
花结	huā jié	decorative bow of ribbon or fabric
结发	jié fà	(in former times) to bind one's hair on coming of age
无结网	wú jié wǎng	(textiles) knotless netting
结出	jiē chū	to bear (fruit)
团结一心	tuán jié yī xīn	to unite as one
开花结果	kāi huā jiē guǒ	(lit.) to blossom and bear fruit (idiom); (fig.) to come to fruition; to yield favorable r…
打结	dǎ jié	to tie a knot; to tie
结合	jié hé	to combine; to link; to integrate; binding; CL:次[ci4]
以西结书	Yǐ xī jié shū	Book of Ezekiel

Characters sharing the sound component 吉 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
吉 sound part	jí	lucky, propitious, good
洁	jié	clean, pure; to purify, to cleanse
桔	jú	orange, tangerine
髻	jì	bun, topknot
诘	jié	to question, to interrogate
秸	jiē	stalks of millet or corn
颉	xié	contest; to fly, to soar
拮	jié	busy, occupied; to pursue
黠	xiá	sly, cunning, shrewd; artful
劼	jié	cautious, discreet, prudent
咭	jī	(Cant.) to guard (from Engl. 'guard'); a card (from Engl. 'card'); young and pretty (from …
佶	jí	strong, robust; exact, correct
鲒	jié	clam; oyster