Sentence #5094817 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 节 is built
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节jiéjoint; node
节 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidSimplified from 節, the joints of bamboo ⺮ (the simplified form has 艹 on top). From there, a section, and a festival.
How to write 节
节 5 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 节 (jié). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
节 (jié) means “festival” or “section”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it jié: jié with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 节 is written 節. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 节 from the suggestions. Typing jie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
节 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
节jié2nd tone, rising
