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节
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Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bamboo joint". Later used as a measure word for segments and divisions of time.
Components
Traditional (節)
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
Simplified (节)
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
Shorthand for the ⺮ component in the traditional character 節.
卩 Phonetic component
jié person kneeling
seal
Shorthand for the 即 component in the traditional character 節.
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Historical Evolution
节
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
节
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
节
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
节
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
节
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
节
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
节
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
节
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
节
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
节
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
节
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
节
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
节
Regular
Modern
Chinese
节 / 節 [jiē]
see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jiēguyǎn]
节 / 節 [jié]
festival; holiday; node; joint; section; segment; part; to economize; to save; to abridge; moral integrity; classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses; CL:個|个[gè]
Japanese
noun
- occasion; time
- section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; paragraph; verse; stanza
- clause
- season; term
- one's principles; integrity
- node (of a plant stem)
- (taxonomical) section
- knot (nautical mile per hour)
knot (nautical mile per hour)
noun
- joint; knuckle
- tune; melody
- node (of a plant stem); joint; knot (in wood); knob
- (notable) point; part
- node
characteristic way of speaking
space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.)
noun
- season; time of the year
- seasonal festival
- seasonal banquet; seasonal feast
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
節 さだ
Sada unclassified name
節 さだめ
Sadame given name
節 せつ
Setsu female given name
節 せつじ
Setsuji unclassified name
節 せつゆき
Setsuyuki unclassified name
節 たかし
Takashi male given name
節 ただし
Tadashi unclassified name
節 とき
Toki unclassified name
節 とも
Tomo female given name
節 ふし
Fushi surname
節 まこと
Makoto given name
節 みさお
Misao female given name
節 みさを
Misao, Misawo female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
节目 [jiémù] #540
program
圣诞节 [Shèngdànjié] #1,638
Christmas time
细节 [xìjié] #1,860
details
环节 [huánjié] #3,797
(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)
春节 [Chūnjié] #42,380
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
节日 [jiérì] #3,670
holiday
调节 [tiáojié] #10,338
to adjust
情节 [qíngjié] #4,129
plot
节奏 [jiézòu] #4,107
rhythm
季节 [jìjié] #5,659
time
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 季節 [きせつ] #2,739
season
⭐ 関節 [かんせつ] #7,135
joint
⭐ 節約 [せつやく] #11,144
economising
⭐ お節介 [おせっかい] #12,646
meddling
⭐ 調節 [ちょうせつ] #13,041
regulation
⭐ 一節 [いっせつ] #16,642
one passage
その節 [そのせつ] #18,152
at that time
⭐ 節度 [せつど] #20,006
moderation
節穴 [ふしあな] #22,154
knothole
⭐ 節操 [せっそう] #22,822
integrity
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