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借 (jiè): To lend — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 借

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How to write 借 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 借

借 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
借
亻rén · person
昔xī · past
借=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 借

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5.

How to Use 借

Relying on or using something as support

The character 借 means 'to rely on' or 'to make use of' something abstract or concrete as a foundation.

借助 • jiè zhù • draw support from; with the help of • HSK 6
HSK 6
6.

Example Sentences

tā他
jiè借
guāng光
kàn看
le了
wǒ我
de

Information

Pinyinjiè
Meaningto lend
Strokes10
Radical亻
Traditional借
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#382
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄝˋ
UnicodeU+501F
CangjieOSJL
亻rén · person
+昔xī · past
jiè借
zhù助

draw support from; with the help of

借鉴 • jiè jiàn • use for reference; draw lessons from; draw on the experience of • HSK 6
HSK 6
jiè借
jiàn鉴

use for reference; draw lessons from; draw on the experience of

凭借 • píng jiè • by means of; relying on • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
píng凭
jiè借

by means of; relying on

Borrowing or using something as a pretext

The character 借 indicates borrowing an object or using a reason as a temporary means.

借口 • jiè kǒu • use as an excuse; on the pretext of • HSK 5
HSK 5
jiè借
kǒu口

use as an excuse; on the pretext of

借条 • jiè tiáo • IOU • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
jiè借
tiáo条

IOU

借用 • jiè yòng • Borrow • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
jiè借
yòng用

Borrow

的
bǐ笔
jì记
。

He borrowed the light to look at my notes.

tā她
jiè借
jī机
xiàng向
dà大
jiā家
jiè介
shào绍
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xīn新
shū书
。

She took the opportunity to introduce her new book to everyone.

wǒ我
kě可
yǐ以
jiè借
yòng用
nǐ你
de的
bǐ笔
ma吗
？

Can I borrow your pen?

wǒ我
kě可
yǐ以
jiè借
gěi给
nǐ你
yī一
zhī支
bǐ笔
。

I can lend you a pen.

wǒ我
měi每
zhōu周
dōu都
qù去
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
jiè借
shū书
。

I go to the library to borrow books every week.

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HSK Level 3

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  • 用yòngto use
  • 又yòuagain
  • 元yuányuan [unit of Chinese currency]; dollar
  • 站zhànstand
  • 张zhāngto open up; to spread; [measure word for table, picture, paper etc]
  • 长chángto grow
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Characters pronounced "jie".

  • 秸jiēstalks of millet, corn
  • 芥jièmustard plant; mustard; tiny
  • 姐jiěelder sister
  • 疥jièscabies, itch
  • 揭jiēto lift, to raise, to expose
  • 杰jiéoutstanding, prominent, heroic
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Characters with radical "亻".

  • 倩qiànbeautiful, lovely; son-in-law
  • 倏shūhastily, suddenly, abruptly
  • 仕shìofficial; serve government
  • 倪nífeeble, tiny, young and weak
  • 侗dòngbig; ignorant; rude, rustic
  • 伎jìtalent, skill, ability
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