结 (jié): knot, result
结 (jié) is a Chinese character meaning “knot, result.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 吉 (phonetic). It ranks #236 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 结 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lèi, tired), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- knot, result
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 结
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 结束verb | jié shù | to end | 3 |
| 结果noun/conjunction | jiē guǒ | to bear fruit | 4 |
| 结婚verb | jié hūn | to marry | 3 |
| 结论noun | jié lùn | conclusion | 5 |
| 团结verb/adjective | tuán jié | to unite | 6 |
| 结合verb | jié hé | to combine | 5 |
| 结尾verb/noun | jié wěi | ending | 6 |
| 结构noun | jié gòu | structure | 5 |
| 结实adjective | jiē shí | to bear fruit | 6 |
| 总结verb/noun | zǒng jié | to sum up | 4 |
| 结账verb | jié zhàng | to settle accounts | 4 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 结局noun | jié jú | conclusion |
| 了结verb | liǎo jié | to settle |
| 终结verb | zhōng jié | end |
| 结案verb | jié àn | to conclude a case |
| 冻结verb | dòng jié | to freeze (water etc) |
| 纠结verb | jiū jié | to intertwine |
| 完结verb | wán jié | to finish |
| 结盟verb | jié méng | to form an alliance |
| 结识verb | jié shí | to get to know sb |
| 情结noun | qíng jié | complex (psychology) |
| 集结verb | jí jié | to assemble |
| 结晶verb | jié jīng | to crystallize |
| 结成verb | jié chéng | to form |
| 结肠noun | jié cháng | colon (large intestine) |
| 结交verb | jié jiāo | to make friends with |
结 appears in 103 compound words: 66 as the first character, 32 as the last, and 2 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 结 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (23)
hundred knots of worry in one's intestines (idiom); weighed down with anxiety
synonym of 歸根結底 /归根结底 (guīgēnjiédǐ, “all in all; ultimately it comes down to”)
hundred knots of worry in one's intestines (idiom); weighed down with anxiety
synonym of 歸根結底 /归根结底 (guīgēnjiédǐ, “all in all; ultimately it comes down to”)
Showing 12 of 23 idioms containing 结.
Example Sentences
经过三个月的努力，项目终于有了结果。
Jīngguò sān gè yuè de nǔlì, xiàngmù zhōngyú yǒu le jiéguǒ.
After three months of effort, the project finally has results.
紧急储蓄帐户可与401(k)计画结合 但很少雇主这样做
jǐn jí chǔ xù zhàng hù kě yǔ 4 0 1 ( k ) jì huà jié gě dàn hěn shǎo gù zhǔ zhè yàng zuò
Emergency savings accounts can be combined with 401(k) plans but few employers do
以为黄金!贼闯宅偷宝盒 他:是我肾结石
yǐ wéi huáng jīn ! zéi chuǎng zhái tōu bǎo hé tā : shì wǒ shèn jié shí
Think it's gold! Thieves break into the house and steal treasure boxes He: It's my kidney stones
美伊谈判结束后,白宫放话:外交手段是特朗普首选,但...
měi yī tán pàn jié shù hòu , bái gōng fàng huà wài jiāo shǒu duàn shì tè lǎng pǔ shǒu xuǎn , dàn . . .
After U.S.-Iran talks, White House lets slip: diplomacy is Trump's first choice, but...
男子驾车返乡途中,在服务区内临时下车,结果被猫锁在..
nán zǐ jià chē fǎn xiāng tú zhōng , zài fú wù ōu nèi lín shí xià chē , jié guǒ bèi māo suǒ zài . .
Man driving back to his hometown on the way, in the service area temporarily get off, the results were cat-locked in the...
资讯很有料|伊美第二轮谈判结束 是伊方期待的“机会..
zī xùn hěn yǒu liào yī měi dì èr lún tán pàn jié shù shì yī fāng qī dāi de jī huì . .
News is very informative|The second round of Iran-US talks is the "opportunity" that the Iranian side expects to...
她什么时候结婚的？
Tā shénmeshíhou jiéhūn de?
When did she get married?
喜欢男人，为什么还要和女人结婚？
Xǐhuan nánrén, wèishénme hái yào hé nǚrén jiéhūn?
Why would you marry a woman if you like men?
你想我们先结婚还是先生孩子？
Nǐ xiǎng wǒmen xiān jiéhūn háishi xiānsheng háizi?
Do you want to get married first or have a child first?
你们已经把工作结束了吗？
Nǐmen yǐjīng bǎ gōngzuò jiéshù le ma?
Have you finished the work yet?
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 纟 (thread) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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