接(jiē)

HSK 211 strokes

to receive

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Character information

Pinyin
jiē
Meaning
to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 接 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌妾

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 妾 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu妾qiè

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 接 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 接

Common words using 接 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiē接xià下lái来
HSK 2

to accept

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jiē接dào到
HSK 2

to receive (letter etc)

Open 接到 page →
jiāo交jiē接
HSK 7-9

(of two things) to come into contact; to meet; to hand over to; to take ove…

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jiāo交tóu头jiē接ěr耳
HSK 7-9

to whisper to one another's ear

Open 交头接耳 page →
jiē接èr二lián连sān三
HSK 7-9

(idiom) one after another; in quick succession

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jiē接lì力
HSK 7-9

relay

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jiǎn剪jiē接

to edit (raw footage: film, video, audio etc); (genetics) to splice

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gē割jiē接

(network) cutover; (system) migration

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下来到交头耳二连

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