接 — Chinese character
接
jiē
to connect, to join; to receive, to meet, to answer the phone
- Pinyin
- jiē
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 扌 妾
- Formation
- pictophonetic — hand; meaning component 扌; sound component 妾
- Japanese
- 接 as a kanji
Common words with 接
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 直接 | zhí jiē | directly; direct |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce |
| 链接 (鏈接) | liàn jiē | to link; to catenate; link (on a web page); hyperlink |
| 接触 (接觸) | jiē chù | to touch; to contact |
| 接近 | jiē jìn | to approach; to get close to |
| 连接 (連接) | lián jiē | to link; to join; to connect |
| 接着 (接著) | jiē zhe | to catch and hold on; to continue |
| 接下来 (接下來) | jiē xià lái | to accept; to take |
| 接到 | jiē dào | to receive (letter etc) |
| 迎接 | yíng jiē | to welcome; to greet |
| 接收 | jiē shōu | reception (of transmitted signal); to receive |
| 间接 (間接) | jiàn jiē | indirectly; indirect |
English words written with 接
- access
- approach
- directly
- accept
- reception
- responsibilities
- adjacent
- interface
- receiver
- indirect
- successor
- greet
接 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 7 · Zhuangzi 17
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