jiè

variant of 借[jie4]

person (亻) + sound jiè (昔) = to borrow or lend

The person radical (亻) carries the meaning: borrowing and lending are human acts of trust. 昔 mainly gives the sound jiè and does not contribute to the meaning.

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FormerlyPhonetic

你可以我一支笔吗?

nǐ kě yǐ jiè wǒ yī zhī bǐ ma?

Can you lend me a pen?

我从图书馆了三本书回来。

wǒ cóng tú shū guǎn jiè le sān běn shū huí lái。

I borrowed three books from the library and brought them back.

Words with 借

借一步

jiè yī bù

could I have a word with you? (in private)

借代

jiè dài

metonymy

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 borrow money

借债人

jiè zhài rén

debtor

借光

jiè guāng

excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)

借入方

jiè rù fāng

borrower

借出

jiè chū

to lend

借刀杀人

jiè dāo shā rén

to lend sb a knife to kill sb

借助

jiè zhù

to draw support from

More characters with 亻