系(xì)

HSK 17 strokes
Readingsxìjì

to connect

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Character information

Pinyin
xì / jì
Meaning
to connect; to relate to; to tie up; to bind; to be (literary)
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 系 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱丿糸

In this compound, the meaning comes from 糸 (thread).

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

Made of

丿piě糸mì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 系 step by step

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

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Words with 系

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

méi没guān关xì系
HSK 1

it doesn't matter

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lián联xì系
HSK 3

variant of 联系

Open 联系 page →
guān关xì系
HSK 3

relation

Open 关系 page →
xì系liè列
HSK 4

series

Open 系列 page →
xì系tǒng统
HSK 4

system

Open 系统 page →
tǐ体xì系
HSK 7-9

system

Open 体系 page →
yī一xì系liè列
HSK 7-9

a series of

Open 一系列 page →
shì世xì系

lineage; genealogy; family tree

Open 世系 page →

Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 系’s common words

没关联列统体一世

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