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jiè = ji + e4
to lend / to borrow / by means of / to take (an opportunity)
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jiè = ji + e4
variant of 借[jie4]
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How to pronounce 借

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

借 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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= xi + Ø1
former times / the past / Taiwan pr. [xi2]
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Characters with 借 as component

借 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 借

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to borrow books to read
to borrow a light (for a cigarette)
to make use of / to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as / lenient / tolerant / loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan

Sentences with 借

lái
xiàng
nín
jiè
jiè
使
shǐ
yòng

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jiè

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