借

jiè

to lend; to borrow; by means of; to take (an opportunity)

Radical: 亻 HSK 2 v, p pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

借 decomposes into the following components:

亻 昔

Semantic component: 亻; phonetic component: 昔.

Words containing 借

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 借.

借代
jiè dài
借以
jiè yǐ
借位
jiè wèi
借住
jiè zhù
借债
jiè zhài
借光
jiè guāng
借出
jiè chū
借助
jiè zhù
借势
jiè shì
借单
jiè dān
借取
jiè qǔ
借口
jiè kǒu

Related characters (radical 亻)

Characters that share the radical 亻.

㐌 亻 亿 什 仁 仂 仃 仅 仆 仇 仉 仍 仔 仕 他 仗 付 仙 仞 仟 仡 代 仨 仪

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