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系

xì · jì
to connect · to relate to
Radical: 糸 Strokes: 7 HSK 3
Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common
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Character Decomposition
系=丿+糸
Etymology
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Meanings2 pronunciations
xì
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
system
department
faculty
to connect
to arrest
to worry
jì
to tie
to fasten
to button up
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Words with 系 446 total
Idioms with 系 18 total Chain