结局
Old HSK 6
结局 (jiéjú) · ending
结局 (jiéjú) means “ending; outcome; result”. It is written with 2 characters: 结 (knot) + 局 (office). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 结局 is built
The characters
结 jié · knot
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)
局 jú · office
What 局 is made of
- 尺chǐ — one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 尸shī — body
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A place where measures 尺 are discussed 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这部电影的结局很感人。Zhè bù diànyǐng de jiéjú hěn gǎnrén.The ending of this film is very moving.
谁也不知道比赛的结局。Shéi yě bú zhīdào bǐsài de jiéjú.Nobody knows how the match will end.
Questions about 结局
What does 结局 mean?
结局 (jiéjú) means “ending; outcome; result”.
How do you pronounce 结局?
结局 is pronounced jiéjú.
Which HSK level is 结局?
结局 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 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
Learn 结局 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 96: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.