jiè

借

to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext

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Words with 借

借鉴 jiè jiàn to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things) HSK 6
借口 jiè kǒu to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext HSK 7–9
凭借 píng jiè to rely on; to depend on HSK 7–9
借助 jiè zhù to draw support from; with the help of HSK 7–9
借用 jiè yòng to borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use HSK 7–9
借条 jiè tiáo receipt for a loan; IOU HSK 7–9

Character facts

Radical
亻 man, person; people
Parts
亻 + 昔
Structure
Left–right
Unicode
U+501F

Pictophonetic: person