Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 妾 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
接
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
接
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
接
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
接
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
接 [jiē]
to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (200)
接受 [jiēshòu] #450
to accept
直接 [zhíjiē] #723
direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiànjiē])
接近 [jiējìn] #1,353
to approach
接触 [jiēchù] #1,731
to touch
接触 [jiēchù] #1,731
to touch
接着 [jiēzhe] #1,330
to catch and hold on
接下来 [jiēxiàlái] #2,359
to accept
接下来 [jiēxiàlái] #2,359
to accept
连接 [liánjiē] #3,496
to link
连接 [liánjiē] #3,496
to link
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 直接 [ちょくせつ] #933
direct
⭐ 接する [せっする] #2,333
to touch
⭐ 接触 [せっしょく] #2,404
touch
⭐ 繋がる [つながる] #3,169
to be tied together
⭐ 接近 [せっきん] #3,584
getting closer
⭐ 切断 [せつだん] #5,747
cutting
⭐ 直接的 [ちょくせつてき] #7,475
direct
⭐ 接点 [せってん] #7,674
point of tangency
⭐ 接続 [せつぞく] #8,632
connection
⭐ 面接 [めんせつ] #9,344
interview (e.g. for a job)
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KOREAN WORDS (33)
직접 #408
direct relationship
접근 #4,243
access; approach
접속 #11,999
connection
접촉 #15,112
contact
근접 #33,125
proximity
면접 #35,342
face-to-face meeting; meeting in person; personal interview
접선 #42,899
secret meeting
간접
indirectness
간접 화법
indirect speech; indirect discourse
간접세
indirect tax
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