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节
節
jiē
1. see [[節骨眼|节骨眼<jiēguyǎn>]]
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

节
jié
festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

令节
lìngjié
festive season
佳节
jiājié
festive day
使节
shǐjié
(diplomatic) envoy
仪节
yíjié
etiquette
冬节
Dōngjié
see [[冬至<Dōngzhì>]]
分节
fēnjié
segmented
删节
shānjié
to abridge
名节
míngjié
reputation and integrity
品节
pǐnjié
character
失节
shījié
to be disloyal (to one's country, spouse etc)
奉节
Fèngjié
Fengjie county in Wanzhou suburbs of north Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
嫠节
líjié
chastity of a widow (old usage)
字节
zìjié
byte
季节
jìjié
time
HSK 3
守节
shǒujié
faithful (to the memory of betrothed)
小节
xiǎojié
a minor matter
年节
niánjié
the New Year festival
情节
qíngjié
plot
HSK 6
拔节
bájié
jointing (agriculture)
拜节
bàijié
to pay respects during a festival

Alternate Entries

节
jié
festival / holiday / node / joint / chapter / segment / part / to economize / to save / to abridge / moral integrity / classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
513
Word Frequency Rank
874 of 84,292

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