Dong Chinese dictionary

jié, jiē

holiday

Original meaning:

bamboo joint

Simplified form of 節. 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

艹 Meaning Simplified component

cao, cǎo

grass

Shorthand for the ⺮ component in the traditional character 節.

卩 Sound Simplified component

jié

person kneeling

Shorthand for the 即 component in the traditional character 節.

Evolution

Bronze script

Warring States (475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

节 (節)

jié

knot, node, joint; section; festival; holiday; node; joint; segment; part; to economize; to save; to abridge; moral integrity; classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses; CL:個|个[gè]

节 (節)

jiē

see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jiēguyǎn]

Most common words with 节