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jiē / jié · knot, tie

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #2051
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Readings & meanings

结 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

jiē

(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jie2]

结实jiē shi · rugged
jié

knot; sturdy; bond

结婚jié hūn · to marry
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结=
纟sīsilk
+吉jílucky, propitious, good
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Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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纟Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 结

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jiéknot; sturdy; bond
jiē(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jie2]
jieWords pronounced jie
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Example sentences

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Wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ zhè yàng de rén jié hūn.我想跟你这样的人结婚。

I'd like to get married to someone like you.

Source: Tatoeba #5829630 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Pài duì jié shù le, dàn shì wǒ men hái bù néng huí jiā.派对结束了，但是我们还不能回家。

The party's over, but we still can't go home.

Source: Tatoeba #9415222 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā lái hái shì bù lái, jié guǒ shì yí yàng de.他来还是不来，结果是一样的。

Whether he comes or not, the result will be the same.

Source: Tatoeba #1416058 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tīng shuō, tā xià gè yuè jié hūn le.我听说，她下个月结婚了。

I hear she is going to get married next month.

Source: Tatoeba #2886057 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xià gè yuè tā jiù yào jié hūn le.下个月她就要结婚了。

She's getting married next month.

Source: Tatoeba #3060517 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de liǎng gè jiě mèi dōu jié hūn le.我的两个姐妹都结婚了。

Both of my sisters are married.

Source: Tatoeba #346791 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 结 in context

  1. Say jiē / jié, then recall the core meaning: knot, tie.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 结婚 (jié hūn), meaning “to marry”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 结 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.