Chinese symbol for “knot”
结
jié
Traditional: 結
knot; sturdy; bond; to tie
The closest CC-CEDICT match for knot is 结 (jié), defined as: knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “knot”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 缬 (纈) | xié | knot; tie a knot |
| 纥 (紇) | gē | knot |
| 绳结 (繩結) | shéng jié | knot |
| 结子 (結子) | jié zi | knot (on a rope or string) |
| 节 (節) | jié | joint; node; (bound form) section; segment |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 结.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 结果 (結果) | jiē guǒ | to bear fruit |
| 结束 (結束) | jié shù | to end; to finish; to conclude |
| 结构 (結構) | jié gòu | structure; composition |
| 结合 (結合) | jié hé | to combine; to link |
| 结婚 (結婚) | jié hūn | to marry; to get married |
See also: Japanese symbol for “knot”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.