结算
Old HSK 6
结算 (jiésuàn) · to settle accounts
结算 (jiésuàn) means “to settle accounts; to pay the bill”. It is written with 2 characters: 结 (knot) + 算 (to calculate). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 结算 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)
算 suàn · to calculate
What 算 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 具jù — tool
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 目mù — eye
Origin hint: A bamboo ⺮ abacus 具 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们每月底结算一次。Wǒmen měi yuè dǐ jiésuàn yí cì.We settle accounts once at the end of each month.
这笔钱可以用人民币结算。Zhè bǐ qián kěyǐ yòng rénmínbì jiésuàn.This payment can be settled in renminbi.
Questions about 结算
What does 结算 mean?
结算 (jiésuàn) means “to settle accounts; to pay the bill”.
How do you pronounce 结算?
结算 is pronounced jiésuàn.
Which HSK level is 结算?
结算 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 结算 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 96: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.