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Keyword
antagonistic
  • busy
  • occupied
  • to pursue
Frequency
#3948
Strokes
9
Readings
jié
Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 吉 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
拮据jiéjū
hard pressed for money; in financial straits
拮jié
antagonistic; laboring hard; pressed