結 (jié)

knot/to conclude/to marry

How 結 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
糹 — silk
Traditional
結
Simplified
结

Components

結 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

jiē
to bear fruit; to produce; firm; solid
jié
knot; sturdy; bond; to tie

Common words using 結

糾結 jiūjié
to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with)
結婚 jiéhūn
to marry; to get married; CL:次[ci4]
結局 jiéjú
conclusion; ending
結束 jiéshù
termination; to finish; to end
結果 jiēguǒ
to bear fruit; CL:個|个[ge4]
總結 zǒngjié
to sum up; to conclude; summary
了結 liǎojié
to settle; to finish; to conclude
凍結 dòngjié
to freeze (loan, wage, price etc)
凝結 níngjié
to condense; to solidify; to coagulate
團結 tuánjié
a rally; to hold a rally; to join forces
完結 wánjié
to finish; to conclude; completed
巴結 bājie
to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to

結 in a sentence

他們下個月要結婚了。

Tāmen xià gè yuè yào jiéhūn le.

“They are getting married next month.”

How common is 結?

結 is the 236th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 59.3% of all running text.

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