街(jiē)

HSK 212 strokes

street

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Character information

Pinyin
jiē
Meaning
street; CL:条
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 街 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿻行圭

In this compound, the meaning comes from 行 (walk); 圭 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

行xíng圭guī

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 街 step by step

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

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Words with 街

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

dà大jiē街
HSK 6

street; main street; CL:条

Open 大街 page →
dà大jiē街xiǎo小xiàng巷
HSK 7-9

great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city

Open 大街小巷 page →
lín临jiē街
HSK 7-9

facing the street

Open 临街 page →
shàng上jiē街

to go onto the streets; to go shopping

Open 上街 page →
pú仆jiē街

drop dead!; go to hell!; fuck you! (Cantonese)

Open 仆街 page →
bā八kuò廓jiē街

Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhas…

Open 八廓街 page →
bā八jiǎo角jiē街

Barkhor street, central business area and pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhas…

Open 八角街 page →
táng唐rén人jiē街

Chinatown

Open 唐人街 page →

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