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颉

頡
Jié / xié
proper noun #87,439

Meanings

  1. 1 Jie (in 仓颉, the legendary inventor of Chinese writing)
  2. 2 Jie (surname)

Examples

HSK 2
他姓颉。
Tā xìng Jié.
His surname is Jie, written 颉.
HSK 5
传说仓颉创造了汉字。
Chuánshuō Cāng Jié chuàngzào le Hànzì.
Legend says Cang Jie created the Chinese characters.

Tips

culture
In the jié reading, 颉 is fixed in the name 仓颉, the mythical scribe credited with inventing Chinese writing. It is also a surname.

Components

radical
页 yè
head; page
The head radical 页 links to the original 'neck / head' sense behind the xié reading; in the name use it serves mainly as the indexing radical.
phonetic
吉 jí
lucky; auspicious
Supplies the sound, drifted from jí to the readings jié and xié. The same phonetic drives 结 and 洁.

Stroke Order

颉 Jié