结晶 (jiéjīng) · crystal

结晶 (jiéjīng) means “crystal; to crystallize; fruit (of labor)”. It is written with 2 characters: 结 (knot) + 晶 (crystal). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 结晶 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)

晶 jīng · crystal

What 晶 is made of

日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke

Example sentences

这本书是他多年研究的结晶。Zhè běn shū shì tā duōnián yánjiū de jiéjīng.This book is the fruit of his years of research.

糖水冷却后会形成结晶。Táng shuǐ lěngquè hòu huì xíngchéng jiéjīng.Sugar water forms crystals when it cools.

Questions about 结晶

What does 结晶 mean?

结晶 (jiéjīng) means “crystal; to crystallize; fruit (of labor)”.

How do you pronounce 结晶?

结晶 is pronounced jiéjīng.

Which HSK level is 结晶?

结晶 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 结晶 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 95: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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