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
melonomy (rhetoric device of using one thing to stand for another)
借以
jiè yǐ
so as to
借位
jiè wèi
in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place
借住
jiè zhù
to lodge
借债
jiè zhài
to owe
借光
jiè guāng
Excuse me.
借出
jiè chū
to lend
借助
jiè zhù
to draw support from
借势
jiè shì
to borrow sb's authority
借单
jiè dān
receipt for a loan
借取
jiè qǔ
to borrow
借口
jiè kǒu
to use as an excuse

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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