结

Character

结 jié · jiē

HSK 2Character2 readings

knot

Radical: 纟
Strokes: 9
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 纟吉
Traditional: 結
Frequency: #259 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

jiéMain reading jiēReading 2 · HSK 7–9

jié

jie2Main readingHSK 4

knot CC-CEDICT
sturdy CC-CEDICT
bond CC-CEDICT
to tie CC-CEDICT
to bind CC-CEDICT
to check out (of a hotel) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “结” as jié

结果jié guǒoutcomeWordHSK 2+1 reading 团结tuán jiéto uniteWordHSK 3 总结zǒng jiéto sum upWordHSK 3 结合jié héto combine two or more things togetherWordHSK 3 结婚jié hūnto get marriedWordHSK 3 结束jié shùto endWordHSK 3 结构jié gòuthe way the parts of something are put together or organizedWordHSK 4 结论jié lùna conclusionWordHSK 4

jiē

jie1Reading 2HSK 7–9

HSK 7–9 is the level of this reading in the official HSK 3.0 word list; other readings of 结 can sit at a different level.

(of plants) to produce fruit (as in 结果子)
strong and solid (as in 结实)

Examples

树上结了很多苹果。
shù shàng jiē le hěn duō píng guǒ
There are many apples growing on the tree.
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这个桌子很结实。
zhè ge zhuō zi hěn jiē shi
This table is very strong.
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Words that use “结” as jiē

结果jié guǒoutcomeWordHSK 2+1 reading 结实jiē shístrong and solidWordHSK 3 结出jiē chūto bearWord 结子jiē zǐto bear seedsWord+1 reading 结巴jiē bato stutterWord 巴巴结结bā bā jiē jiēto manage with difficultyWord

开花结实kāi huā jiē shí(lit.) to blossom and bear fruitSee 开花结果WordUnreviewed

开花结果kāi huā jiē guǒ(lit.) to blossom and bear fruitWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 结

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Same radical 纟

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经jīng 给gěi 线xiàn 统tǒng 组zǔ 约yuē 级jí 维wéi 纪jì 红hóng 纳nà 编biān

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