皆 (jiē)
all; each and every (formal equivalent of 都)
How 皆 is written
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 比 — compare/compete
- Traditional
- 皆
- Simplified
- 皆 (unchanged)
Components
Common words using 皆
- 啼笑皆非 tíxiàojiēfēi
- lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing; in a desperate state; between laughter and tears
- 婦孺皆知 fùrújiēzhī
- understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
- 放之四海而皆准 fàngzhīsìhǎiérjiēzhǔn
- appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable; a panacea
- 有口皆碑 yǒukǒujiēbēi
- every voice gives praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
- 比比皆是 bǐbǐjiēshì
- can be found everywhere
- 滿盤皆輸 mǎnpánjiēshū
- see 一著不慎，滿盤皆輸|一着不慎，满盘皆输[yi1 zhao1 bu4 shen4 , man3 pan2 jie1 shu1]
- 皆大歡喜 jiēdàhuānxǐ
- As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare
- 皆然 jiērán
- to be all the same way (literary)
- 盡人皆知 jìnrénjiēzhī
- known by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
- 老少皆宜 lǎoshàojiēyí
- suitable for both the young and the old
皆 in a sentence
保護環境，人人皆有責任。
Bǎohù huánjìng, rénrén jiē yǒu zérèn.
“Everyone has a responsibility to protect the environment.”
How common is 皆?
皆 is the 1,417th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 93.9% of all running text.
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