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借
jiè
to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext
🔤 Pictophonetic:
亻 (person) provides meaning, 昔 provides pronunciation
Words Using 借 (84)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
借
jiè
to lend / to borrow / by means of / to take (an opportunity)
3
借
jiè
to lend / to borrow / by means of / to take (an opportunity)
借口
jièkǒu
to use as an excuse / on the pretext / excuse / pretext
5
借口
jièkǒu
to use as an excuse / on the pretext / excuse / pretext
借助
jièzhù
to draw support from / with the help of
6
借助
jièzhù
to draw support from / with the help of
借鉴
jièjiàn
to use other people's experience / to borrow from a source / to use as reference
6
借鉴
jièjiàn
to use other people's experience / to borrow from a source / to use as reference
借用
jièyòng
to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use
借用
jièyòng
to borrow sth for another use / to borrow an idea for one's own use
借此
jiècǐ
using this as a pretext / thereby
借此
jiècǐ
using this as a pretext / thereby
借光
jièguāng
Excuse me. / reflected glory / to profit from sb else's prestige
借光
jièguāng
Excuse me. / reflected glory / to profit from sb else's prestige
借出
jièchū
to lend
借出
jièchū
to lend
租借
zūjiè
to rent / to lease
租借
zūjiè
to rent / to lease
假借
jiǎjiè
to make use of / to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as / lenient / tolerant / loan character (one of the Six Methods [[六書|六书]] of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan
假借
jiǎjiè
to make use of / to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as / lenient / tolerant / loan character (one of the Six Methods [[六書|六书]] of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan
Component Breakdown
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⿰亻昔
i
Component Tree i
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
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