Our company settles its accounts at the end of each month.
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How 结算 is built
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结jiéknot
纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
吉lucky · jíSound part
纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 吉 (jí) hints at the sound. Compare it with jié.
Memory aidSilk 纟 tied into a knot. 吉 (jí) gives the sound: to tie, a knot.
算suànto calculate; to figure out
⺮bamboo form of 竹 · zhú
具tool · jù
Memory aidBamboo ⺮ counting sticks held in two hands 具: to count, to calculate.
How to write 结算
结 9 strokes · 算 14 strokes
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结算 (jiésuàn) means “to settle accounts” or “settlement”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jiésuàn: jié with a 2nd tone, then suàn with a 4th 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, 结算 is written 結算. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiesuan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 结算 from the suggestions. Typing jiesuan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
结算 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
结jié2nd tone, rising
算suàn4th tone, falling
