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Keyword
by means of
  • excuse
  • pretext
  • to rely on
Frequency
#1660
Strokes
17
Readings
jiè100%
Mnemonic
A plow 耤 is the means used to grow crops 艹
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
藉jiè
(literary) cushion; mat; (literary) to put some padding underneath
藉口jièkǒu
to use as an excuse; on the pretext; excuse; pretext; also written 借口 (jièkǒu)
藉由jièyóu
by means of; through; by
慰藉wèijiè
to console; to comfort
藉jí
(literary) to tread on; to insult
狼藉lángjí
in a mess; scattered about; in complete disorder
声名狼藉shēngmínglángjí
to have a bad reputation
凭藉píngjiè
to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on; also written 凭借 (píngjiè)
蕴藉yùnjiè
implicit; restrained; to be imbued with
枕藉zhěnjiè
to lie in total disorder; lying fallen over one another