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系 (xì / jì): Tie — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 系

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How to write 系 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

系has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

xì
  • tie; fasten; system; department
    n.HSK 5HSK 3.0 · L5
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 系

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4.

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5.

How to Use 系

Relationships and Connections

In words about abstract links, such as 关系 and 联系, 系 (xì) indicates a relationship or system.

关系 • guān xì • relationship • HSK 3
HSK 3
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 系

没关系 • méi guān xi • no problem
HSK 1
méi没
guān
7.

Example Sentences

tā他
men们
de的
guān关
xì系
hěn很
hǎo

Information

Pinyinxì / jì
Meaningtie; fasten; system; department
Strokes7
Radical糸
Traditional繫
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#196
Zhuyinㄒㄧˋ
UnicodeU+7CFB
CangjieHVIF
jì
  • to tie; to fasten
    v.HSK 3.0 · L5
guān关
xì系

relationship

联系 • lián xì • to make contact • HSK 4
HSK 4
lián联
xì系

to make contact

系统 • xì tǒng • system • HSK 5
HSK 5
xì系
tǒng统

system

体系 • tǐ xì • system; setup • HSK 6
HSK 6
tǐ体
xì系

system; setup

Series and Systems

In words about sequences and groups, such as 系列 and 星系, 系 (xì) refers to a series or set.

系列 • xì liè • succession; series; set • HSK 6
HSK 6
xì系
liè列

succession; series; set

一系列 • yí xì liè • a series of • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
yí一
xì系
liè列

a series of

星系 • xīng xì • galaxy • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
xīng星
xì系

galaxy

关
xi系

no problem

系领带 • jì lǐng dài • tie a (neck)tie
HSK 5
jì系
lǐng领
dài带

tie a (neck)tie

好
。

Their relationship is very good.

wǒ我
men们
bǎo保
chí持
lián联
xì系
。

We keep in touch.

wǒ我
mèi妹
mei妹
zài在
dà大
xué学
de的
zhōng中
wén文
xì系
xué学
xí习
。

My younger sister studies in the university's Chinese department.

qǐng请
jì系
hǎo好
nǐ你
de的
xié鞋
dài带
。

Please tie your shoelaces.

zhè这
ge个
xì系
tǒng统
hěn很
wěn稳
dìng定
。

This system is very stable.

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