借 (jiè)

How 借 is written

Strokes

10

Radical

亻 — human

Traditional

借

Simplified

借 (unchanged)

Common words using 借

借口 jièkǒu

to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse

借刀殺人 jièdāoshārén

to lend sb a knife to kill sb; to get sb else to do one's dirty work; to attack using the strength of another (idiom)

借助 jièzhù

to draw support from; with the help of

借機 jièjī

to seize the opportunity

借用 jièyòng

to borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use

借給 jiègěi

to lend to sb

借記卡 jièjìkǎ

debit card

借貸 jièdài

to borrow or lend money; debit and credit items on a balance sheet

借鑒 jièjiàn

to use other people's experience; to borrow from a source; to use as reference

憑借 píngjiè

to rely on; to depend on; by means of

借代 jièdài

melonomy (rhetoric device of using one thing to stand for another)

借以 jièyǐ

so as to; for the purpose of; in order to

借 in a sentence

How common is 借?

借 is the 982nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 88.9% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 借

• 口
• 刀
• 殺
• 人
• 助
• 機
• 用
• 給
• 記
• 卡
• 貸
• 憑
• 代
• 以