结
结 (jié) means “knot”. It is made of 纟 + 吉 and has 9 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 结 into its parts
What 结 is made of
- 纟 sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 吉 jí — lucky
- 士 shì — scholar
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 吉 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
结 stroke order
Example sentences
他把袋子打了一个结。Tā bǎ dàizi dǎ le yī ge jié.He tied a knot in the bag.
这个结太紧了，打不开。Zhège jié tài jǐn le, dǎ bù kāi.This knot is too tight to undo.
Words with 结
- 结果jiéguǒresult
- 结实jiēshisturdy
- 结合jiéhéto combine
- 结婚jiéhūnto get married
- 结束jiéshùto end
- 团结tuánjiéto unite
- 总结zǒngjiéto sum up
- 结构jiégòustructure
- 结论jiélùnconclusion
- 结账jiézhàngto pay the bill
- 巴结bājieto curry favour with
- 冻结dòngjiéto freeze (assets, prices)
- 勾结gōujiéto collude
- 结晶jiéjīngcrystal
- 结局jiéjúending
- 结算jiésuànto settle accounts
Also built with 纟
- 纠jiūtangled
- 红hóngred
- 纤xiānfine
- 约yuēto arrange to meet
- 级jílevel
- 纪jìdiscipline
- 纬wěiwarp and woof
- 纯chúnpure
- 纲gāngprogram
- 纳nàto adopt
- 纵zòngto indulge in
- 纷fēntangled
Quick facts
| Pinyin | jié |
|---|---|
| Meaning | knot; to tie |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 糸 (silk, #120) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (2021) |
Questions about 结
What does 结 mean?
结 (jié) means “knot; to tie”.
How many strokes does 结 have?
结 has 9 strokes.
What is the radical of 结?
The radical of 结 is 糸 (mì, “silk”), Kangxi radical number 120.
What parts make up 结?
结 is made of 纟 (silk) and 吉 (lucky).
Which HSK level is 结?
结 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Learn 结 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 2: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.