借 — Chinese character
借
jiè
to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext
- Pinyin
- jiè
- Radical
- 9 ⼈ (Man)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 亻 昔
- Formation
- pictophonetic — person; meaning component 亻; sound component 昔
- Traditional
- 藉
- Japanese
- 借 as a kanji
Common words with 借
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 借口 | jiè kǒu | to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext |
| 凭借 (憑借) | píng jiè | to rely on; to depend on |
| 借款 | jiè kuǎn | to lend money; to borrow money |
| 借助 | jiè zhù | to draw support from; with the help of |
| 借鉴 (借鑒) | jiè jiàn | to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things) |
| 借贷 (借貸) | jiè dài | to borrow or lend money; debit and credit items on a balance sheet |
| 借用 | jiè yòng | to borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use |
| 借钱 (借錢) | jiè qián | to borrow money; to lend money |
| 租借 | zū jiè | to rent; to lease |
| 借给 (借給) | jiè gěi | to lend to sb |
| 借着 (藉著) | jiè zhe | by means of; through; with the help of |
| 借此 (藉此) | jiè cǐ | using this as a pretext; thereby |
English words written with 借
借 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Zhuangzi 2
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